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Hiran region: conflict events in May 2026

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

4events4 the month before
31est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Hiran region, Somalia saw 4 recorded events and 31 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is about the same as the previous month (4).

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

2026-05-24: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (5 deaths)2026-05-21: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2026-05-21: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (9 deaths)2026-05-21: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (14 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Hiran region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 May 2026Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		14
21 May 2026Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		9
24 May 2026Jalalaqsi district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		5
21 May 2026Jalalaqsi district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia431
Al-Shabaab431

All months

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