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SomaliaMiddle Shabelle region › November 2025

Middle Shabelle region: conflict events in November 2025

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

3events2 the month before
30est. deathsrange 30–39
3civilian deaths

In November 2025, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, Somalia, with 30 estimated deaths. That is +50% compared with 2 events the month before. The death toll range is 30 to 39.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-11-08: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2025-11-02: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (23 deaths)2025-11-01: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, November 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, November 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
2 Nov 2025Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
23
1 Nov 2025Balad district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources
4
8 Nov 2025Balad district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 civilian, 3 sources
3
3–12

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia330
Al-Shabaab330

All months

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