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SomaliaLower Juba region › May 2026

Lower Juba region: conflict events in May 2026

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

1events4 the month before
7est. deaths
7civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 1 organized-violence events in Lower Juba region, Somalia, with 7 estimated deaths. That is -75% compared with 4 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 7.

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

Where events happened

2026-05-20: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lower Juba region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 May 2026Kismayo district
Lower Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 7 civilian, 3 sources
7

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia17
Al-Shabaab17

All months

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