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Hiran region: conflict events in May 2025

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

11events3 the month before
98est. deathsrange 98–133
0civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 11 organized-violence events in Hiran region, Somalia, with 98 estimated deaths. That is +267% compared with 3 events the month before. The death toll range is 98 to 133.

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

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 11 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-29: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (10 deaths)2025-05-25: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (1 deaths)2025-05-20: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (46 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (12 deaths)2025-05-17: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-05-12: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (8 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Hiran region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		46
18 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		12
29 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		10
2 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		8
2 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		7
2 May 2025Hiran regionGovernment of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		7
2 May 2025Hiran regionGovernment of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		7
25 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		1
17 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		0
0–19
12 May 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		0
0–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia1198
Al-Shabaab1198

All months

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