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SomaliaBari region › May 2025

Bari region: conflict events in May 2025

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

6events4 the month before
60est. deathsrange 59–60
0civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 6 organized-violence events in Bari region, Somalia, with 60 estimated deaths. That is +50% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 59 to 60.

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

The most active pairing was Puntland State of Somalia - IS with 6 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-31: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (15 deaths)2025-05-29: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (3 deaths)2025-05-15: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (21 deaths)2025-05-15: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (1 deaths)2025-05-12: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (10 deaths)2025-05-02: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (10 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Bari region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 May 2025Bossaso district
Bari region
Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state
21
31 May 2025Bossaso district
Bari region
Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state
15
12 May 2025Bari regionPuntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state
10
2 May 2025Bossaso district
Bari region
Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state
10
29 May 2025Bossaso district
Bari region
Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state
3
2–3
15 May 2025Bossaso district
Bari region
Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 2 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Puntland State of Somalia660
IS660

All months

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