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Bay region: conflict events in July 2026

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

5events3 the month before
3est. deathsrange 2–13
3civilian deaths

Bay region, Somalia saw 5 recorded events and 3 estimated deaths in July 2026. That is +67% compared with 3 events the month before. The death toll range is 2 to 13.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 4 events.

Where events happened

2026-07-31: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2026-07-28: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2026-07-16: Government of Somalia vs Forces of Laftagareen (3 deaths)2026-07-06: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2026-07-06: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Bay region, July 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, July 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 Jul 2026Baidoa district
Bay region		Government of Somalia vs Forces of Laftagareen
State-based, 3 civilian		3
2–3
31 Jul 2026Baidoa district
Bay region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		0
0–2
28 Jul 2026Baidoa district
Bay region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		0
0–4
6 Jul 2026Baidoa district
Bay region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2
6 Jul 2026Baidoa district
Bay region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia53
Al-Shabaab40
Forces of Laftagareen13

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.