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SomaliaLower Juba region › February 2026

Lower Juba region: conflict events in February 2026

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

7events6 the month before
78est. deathsrange 78–116
2civilian deaths

Lower Juba region, Somalia saw 7 recorded events and 78 estimated deaths in February 2026. That is +17% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 78 to 116.

86% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

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

Where events happened

2026-02-27: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)2026-02-23: Al-Shabaab vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-02-12: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (60 deaths)2026-02-10: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (14 deaths)2026-02-10: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2026-02-10: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2026-02-09: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lower Juba region, February 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 Feb 2026Badhadhe district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
60
10 Feb 2026Jamame district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources
14
27 Feb 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
2
23 Feb 2026Jamame district
Lower Juba region
Al-Shabaab vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian
2
10 Feb 2026Jamame district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–2
10 Feb 2026Jamame district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–32
9 Feb 2026Jamame district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Al-Shabaab778
Government of Somalia676

All months

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