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Lower Shabelle region: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. Country-wide report: Somalia, August 2024.

2events4 the month before
6est. deathsrange 2–7
0civilian deaths

Lower Shabelle region, Somalia saw 2 recorded events and 6 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is -50% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 2 to 7.

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

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 2 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-17: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (4 deaths)2024-08-16: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lower Shabelle region, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
17 Aug 2024Afgoye district
Lower Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
4
0–4
16 Aug 2024Afgoye district
Lower Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
2
2–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia26
Al-Shabaab26

All months

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