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Somalia: conflict events in January 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

16events7 the month before
128est. deathsrange 127–137
2civilian deaths

In January 2025, UCDP recorded 16 organized-violence events in Somalia, with 128 estimated deaths. That is +129% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 127 to 137.

69% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

Events were concentrated in Bari region (11), Lower Juba region (2), Hiran region (1).

The most active pairing was Puntland State of Somalia - IS with 11 events.

Where events happened

2025-01-29: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (4 deaths)2025-01-29: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (2 deaths)2025-01-28: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (16 deaths)2025-01-27: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (8 deaths)2025-01-26: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (13 deaths)2025-01-24: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (1 deaths)2025-01-23: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2025-01-23: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (0 deaths)2025-01-22: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (0 deaths)2025-01-20: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (13 deaths)2025-01-20: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (0 deaths)2025-01-19: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (1 deaths)2025-01-19: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (0 deaths)2025-01-13: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (26 deaths)2025-01-05: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (10 deaths)2025-01-01: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (31 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Somalia, January 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Bari region1166
Lower Juba region241
Hiran region116
Galgudud region13
Banaadir region12

Deadliest events, January 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Jan 2025Kismayo district
Lower Juba region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		31
13 Jan 2025Bossaso district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 4 sources		26
28 Jan 2025Bulo Burti district
Hiran region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		16
26 Jan 2025Bossaso district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state		13
20 Jan 2025Bossaso district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 2 sources		13
5 Jan 2025Kismayo district
Lower Juba region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 4 sources		10
27 Jan 2025Gardo district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state		8
29 Jan 2025Kandala district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 2 civilian		4
23 Jan 2025El Bur district
Galgudud region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		3
29 Jan 2025Mogadishu district
Banaadir region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Puntland State of Somalia11
IS11
Government of Somalia5
Al-Shabaab5

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based5
Non-state11
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.