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Lower Shabelle region: conflict events in April 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. Country-wide report: Somalia, April 2025.

2events9 the month before
33est. deathsrange 33–39
0civilian deaths

In April 2025, UCDP recorded 2 organized-violence events in Lower Shabelle region, Somalia, with 33 estimated deaths. That is -78% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 33 to 39.

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

2025-04-24: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (21 deaths)2025-04-10: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (12 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lower Shabelle region, April 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 Apr 2025Afgoye district
Lower Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		21
21–27
10 Apr 2025Afgoye district
Lower Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		12

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia233
Al-Shabaab233

All months

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