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Middle Juba region: conflict events in March 2026

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

3events5 the month before
13est. deaths
5civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Middle Juba region, Somalia, with 13 estimated deaths. That is -40% compared with 5 events the month before.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 5.

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

Where events happened

2026-03-31: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)2026-03-19: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (1 deaths)2026-03-15: Al-Shabaab vs Civilians (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Juba region, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
31 Mar 2026Jilib district
Middle Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
7
15 Mar 2026Jilib district
Middle Juba region
Al-Shabaab vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian
5
19 Mar 2026Jilib district
Middle Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Al-Shabaab313
Government of Somalia28

All months

Monthly reports:Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024

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