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Middle Shabelle region: conflict events in October 2025

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

2eventsnone the month before
11est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Middle Shabelle region, Somalia saw 2 recorded events and 11 estimated deaths in October 2025. The previous month had no recorded events.

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

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

Where events happened

2025-10-26: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (8 deaths)2025-10-16: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
26 Oct 2025Balad district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
8
16 Oct 2025Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia211
Al-Shabaab211

All months

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