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Middle Shabelle region: conflict events in April 2026

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

2events5 the month before
33est. deathsrange 33–35
0civilian deaths

Middle Shabelle region, Somalia saw 2 recorded events and 33 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is -60% compared with 5 events the month before. The death toll range is 33 to 35.

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

2026-04-21: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (33 deaths)2026-04-06: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 Apr 2026Cadale district
Middle Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		33
6 Apr 2026Balad district
Middle Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		0
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia233
Al-Shabaab233

All months

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