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Bay region: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Bay region, Somalia. Country-wide report: Somalia, March 2026.

4events3 the month before
31est. deaths
4civilian deaths

Bay region, Somalia saw 4 recorded events and 31 estimated deaths in March 2026. That is +33% compared with 3 events the month before.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 4.

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 1 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-29: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (21 deaths)2026-03-19: Government of Somalia vs South West State of Somalia (2 deaths)2026-03-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-03-01: Al-Shabaab vs Civilians (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Bay region, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
29 Mar 2026Baidoa district
Bay region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
21
14 Mar 2026Qansah Dere district
Bay region
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 2 sources
4
1 Mar 2026Bur Hakaba district
Bay region
Al-Shabaab vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian
4
19 Mar 2026Baidoa district
Bay region
Government of Somalia vs South West State of Somalia
State-based
2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Al-Shabaab225
Government of Somalia223
Unidentified armed group28
South West State of Somalia12

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Sep 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Sep 2024Aug 2024

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