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Somalia: conflict events in February 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

20events16 the month before
577est. deathsrange 545–577
0civilian deaths

Somalia saw 20 recorded events and 577 estimated deaths in February 2025. That is +25% compared with 16 events the month before. The death toll range is 545 to 577.

65% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

Events were concentrated in Bari region (10), Mudug region (4), Middle Shabelle region (3).

The most active pairing was Government of Somalia - Al-Shabaab with 10 events.

Where events happened

2025-02-28: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2025-02-25: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (22 deaths)2025-02-25: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (17 deaths)2025-02-25: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (19 deaths)2025-02-25: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (12 deaths)2025-02-21: Government of Somalia vs IS (3 deaths)2025-02-20: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (130 deaths)2025-02-20: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (29 deaths)2025-02-20: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (15 deaths)2025-02-19: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (6 deaths)2025-02-17: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (3 deaths)2025-02-16: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (16 deaths)2025-02-13: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (11 deaths)2025-02-12: Government of Somalia vs IS (30 deaths)2025-02-11: Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab (10 deaths)2025-02-10: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (97 deaths)2025-02-05: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (73 deaths)2025-02-05: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (30 deaths)2025-02-04: Puntland State of Somalia vs IS (5 deaths)2025-02-01: Government of Somalia vs IS (46 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Somalia, February 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, February 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Bari region10344
Mudug region423
Middle Shabelle region3166
Hiran region222

Deadliest events, February 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 Feb 2025Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		130
10 Feb 2025Kandala district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 7 sources		97
5 Feb 2025Bossaso district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 2 sources		73
1 Feb 2025Bossaso district
Bari region		Government of Somalia vs IS
State-based, 8 sources		46
14–46
12 Feb 2025Kandala district
Bari region		Government of Somalia vs IS
State-based		30
5 Feb 2025Bossaso district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state		30
20 Feb 2025Kandala district
Bari region		Puntland State of Somalia vs IS
Non-state, 2 sources		29
25 Feb 2025—Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 3 sources		22
25 Feb 2025Adan Yabal district
Middle Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based		19
25 Feb 2025Jowhar district
Middle Shabelle region		Government of Somalia vs Al-Shabaab
State-based, 2 sources		17

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Somalia13
IS10
Al-Shabaab10
Puntland State of Somalia7

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based13
Non-state7
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.