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Bakool region: conflict events in August 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Bakool region, Somalia. Country-wide report: Somalia, August 2025.

5eventsnone the month before
6est. deathsrange 6–11
0civilian deaths

Bakool region, Somalia saw 5 recorded events and 6 estimated deaths in August 2025. The previous month had no recorded events. The death toll range is 6 to 11.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 5 events.

Where events happened

2025-08-25: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-08-22: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (4 deaths)2025-08-18: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-08-16: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (1 deaths)2025-08-10: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Bakool region, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
22 Aug 2025Waajid district
Bakool region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
4
16 Aug 2025Rab Dhure district
Bakool region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
1
10 Aug 2025Hudur district
Bakool region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
1
25 Aug 2025Waajid district
Bakool region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–3
18 Aug 2025Hudur district
Bakool region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia56
Al-Shabaab56

All months

Monthly reports:May 2026Feb 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jun 2025Jul 2024

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