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Somalia: conflict events in December 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

7events11 the month before
112est. deathsrange 112–116
0civilian deaths

Somalia saw 7 recorded events and 112 estimated deaths in December 2024. That is -36% compared with 11 events the month before. The death toll range is 112 to 116.

71% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

Events were concentrated in Middle Shabelle region (2), Bari region (1), Lower Juba region (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 5 events.

Where events happened

2024-12-31: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (27 deaths)2024-12-31: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (10 deaths)2024-12-24: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)2024-12-16: SSC-Khatumo Administration vs Republic of Somaliland (7 deaths)2024-12-16: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (30 deaths)2024-12-03: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (9 deaths)2024-12-03: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (27 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Somalia, December 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Middle Shabelle region257
Bari region127
Lower Juba region110
Lower Shabelle region19
Sanaag region17
Middle Juba region12

Deadliest events, December 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 Dec 2024Balad district
Middle Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		30
31 Dec 2024Bossaso district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 3 sources		27
27–31
3 Dec 2024Balad district
Middle Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		27
31 Dec 2024Kismayo district
Lower Juba region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		10
3 Dec 2024Afgoye district
Lower Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		9
16 Dec 2024Erigabo district
Sanaag region		SSC-Khatumo Administration vs Republic of Somaliland
Non-state, 2 sources		7
24 Dec 2024Jilib district
Middle Juba region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Somalia5
Al-Shabaab5
Puntland State of Somalia1
IS1
SSC-Khatumo Administration1
Republic of Somaliland1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based5
Non-state2
One-sided0

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.