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SomaliaMiddle Shabelle region › May 2025

Middle Shabelle region: conflict events in May 2025

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

6events8 the month before
62est. deathsrange 62–73
0civilian deaths

Middle Shabelle region, Somalia saw 6 recorded events and 62 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is -25% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 62 to 73.

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

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 6 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-25: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (1 deaths)2025-05-20: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-05-16: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (1 deaths)2025-05-14: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (10 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (50 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
2 May 2025Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
50
2 May 2025Adan Yabal district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
10
25 May 2025Balad district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
1
16 May 2025Cadale district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
1
20 May 2025Balad district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–6
14 May 2025Adan Yabal district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
0
0–5

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia662
Al-Shabaab662

All months

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