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SomaliaMiddle Shabelle region › August 2024

Middle Shabelle region: conflict events in August 2024

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

3events1 the month before
12est. deathsrange 12–13
0civilian deaths

Middle Shabelle region, Somalia saw 3 recorded events and 12 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 12 to 13.

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

2024-08-26: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2024-08-13: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)2024-08-03: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
3 Aug 2024Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
7
26 Aug 2024Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
3
13 Aug 2024Balad district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
2
2–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia312
Al-Shabaab312

All months

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