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SomaliaLower Shabelle region › May 2025

Lower Shabelle region: conflict events in May 2025

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

3events2 the month before
6est. deathsrange 5–9
0civilian deaths

Lower Shabelle region, Somalia saw 3 recorded events and 6 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is +50% compared with 2 events the month before. The death toll range is 5 to 9.

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

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-24: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-05-24: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2025-05-20: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lower Shabelle region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 May 2025Afgoye district
Lower Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
3
2–3
20 May 2025Afgoye district
Lower Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources
3
24 May 2025Qoryoley district
Lower Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia36
Al-Shabaab36

All months

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