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Hiran region: conflict events in December 2025

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

4eventsnone the month before
18est. deathsrange 18–19
0civilian deaths

In December 2025, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in Hiran region, Somalia, with 18 estimated deaths. The previous month had no recorded events. The death toll range is 18 to 19.

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

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

Where events happened

2025-12-28: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-12-16: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (9 deaths)2025-12-12: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)2025-12-08: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Hiran region, December 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, December 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 Dec 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources
9
8 Dec 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
7
12 Dec 2025Belet Weyne district
Hiran region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
2
28 Dec 2025Belet Weyne district
Hiran region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia418
Al-Shabaab418

All months

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