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Galgudud region: conflict events in January 2026

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

1events2 the month before
7est. deaths
2civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 1 organized-violence events in Galgudud region, Somalia, with 7 estimated deaths. That is -50% compared with 2 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

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

Where events happened

2026-01-04: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Galgudud region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
4 Jan 2026Dhuusamarreeb district
Galgudud region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources
7

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia17
Al-Shabaab17

All months

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

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