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SomaliaMiddle Shabelle region › July 2026

Middle Shabelle region: conflict events in July 2026

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

8events3 the month before
62est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In July 2026, UCDP recorded 8 organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, Somalia, with 62 estimated deaths. That is +167% compared with 3 events the month before.

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

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 8 events.

Where events happened

2026-07-29: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (11 deaths)2026-07-26: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)2026-07-19: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2026-07-13: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (12 deaths)2026-07-12: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (9 deaths)2026-07-12: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (8 deaths)2026-07-12: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (9 deaths)2026-07-07: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (8 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Middle Shabelle region, July 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, July 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
13 Jul 2026Cadale district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources
12
29 Jul 2026Adan Yabal district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
11
12 Jul 2026Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
9
12 Jul 2026Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
9
12 Jul 2026Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources
8
7 Jul 2026Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
8
19 Jul 2026Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based
3
26 Jul 2026Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region
Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources
2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Somalia862
Al-Shabaab862

All months

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