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Zamfara state: conflict events in July 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Zamfara state, Nigeria. Country-wide report: Nigeria, July 2026.

18events21 the month before
108est. deathsrange 70–412
30civilian deaths

Zamfara state, Nigeria saw 18 recorded events and 108 estimated deaths in July 2026. That is -14% compared with 21 events the month before. The death toll range is 70 to 412.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 30.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 11 events.

Where events happened

2026-07-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (7 deaths)2026-07-26: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-26: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Dogo Gide (3 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-23: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (23 deaths)2026-07-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-21: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Gwaska Dankarami (13 deaths)2026-07-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-12: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (37 deaths)2026-07-10: Forces of Ado Alero vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Zamfara state, July 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, July 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 Jul 2026Anka lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 3 sources		37
1–37
23 Jul 2026Talata Mafara lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 23 civilian, 5 sources		23
23–30
21 Jul 2026Anka lga
Zamfara state		Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Gwaska Dankarami
State-based		13
27 Jul 2026Anka lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		7
25 Jul 2026Bungudu lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 1 civilian, 3 sources		5
22 Jul 2026Zamfara stateUnidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		5
26 Jul 2026Bukkuyum lga
Zamfara state		Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Dogo Gide
State-based, 2 sources		3
2–3
7 Jul 2026Anka lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 4 sources		3
3–300
10 Jul 2026Tsafe lga
Zamfara state		Forces of Ado Alero vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
10 Jul 2026Maradun lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group26154
Government of Nigeria216
Forces of Gwaska Dankarami113
Forces of Dogo Gide13
Forces of Ado Alero12

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Jan 2025

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.