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SomaliaHiran region › January 2026

Hiran region: conflict events in January 2026

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

1events4 the month before
4est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Hiran region, Somalia saw 1 recorded events and 4 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is -75% compared with 4 events the month before.

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

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

Where events happened

2026-01-13: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Hiran region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
13 Jan 2026Belet Weyne district
Hiran region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia14
Al-Shabaab14

All months

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