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SomaliaMiddle Juba region › May 2026

Middle Juba region: conflict events in May 2026

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

1events6 the month before
66est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 1 organized-violence events in Middle Juba region, Somalia, with 66 estimated deaths. That is -83% compared with 6 events the month before.

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

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

Where events happened

2026-05-28: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (66 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Juba region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
28 May 2026Jilib district
Middle Juba region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
66

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia166
Al-Shabaab166

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.