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Lower Juba region: conflict events in January 2026

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

6events1 the month before
171est. deathsrange 171–177
0civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 6 organized-violence events in Lower Juba region, Somalia, with 171 estimated deaths. That is +500% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 171 to 177.

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

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 6 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-24: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (4 deaths)2026-01-23: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (24 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (24 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (106 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (13 deaths)2026-01-03: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lower Juba region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 Jan 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
106
23 Jan 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
24
21 Jan 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
24
14 Jan 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
13
24 Jan 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
4
3 Jan 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–6

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia6171
Al-Shabaab6171

All months

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