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Somalia: events and estimated deaths in June 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 30 eventsP of organized violence in Somalia in June 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 368P. The low estimate is 368 and the high estimate is 390P. UCDP counts 5P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for May 2026 was 29 eventsP.

The count for June 2025 was 42 events. The change from June 2025 to June 2026 is down 29 percentP. Among the 26 months with a report for Somalia, June 2026 has the 12th highest count of events. Somalia holds 2 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in June 2026. In June 2025, the share was 2 percent.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Somalia, June 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Banaadir region313
Bari region11
Bay region34
Gedo region10
Hiran region16
Lower Juba region23
Lower Shabelle region11159
Middle Juba region2104
Middle Shabelle region553
Sool region125

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Somalia, June 2026. The map shows 30 events with 368 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Somalia has each event.

Table 2. Somalia, June 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (10 of 30 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
3 Jun 2026Mogadishu district, Banaadir regionGovernment of Somalia; SFCState-based131313
3 Jun 2026Cadale district, Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based232323
7 Jun 2026Middle Juba regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based100100100
7 Jun 2026Lower Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based100100100
14 Jun 2026Kutum Warey district, Lower Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based141414
22 Jun 2026Las Anod district, Sool regionDhulbahante subclan of Harti clan (Darod); Fiqishini subclan of Ayr clan (Hawiye)Non-state252525
24 Jun 2026Jowhar district, Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based101010
24 Jun 2026Balad district, Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based101010
24 Jun 2026Cadale district, Middle Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based101010
30 Jun 2026Marka district, Lower Shabelle regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based353535

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Somalia: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of June 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Al-Shabaab27P329P
Dhulbahante subclan of Harti clan (Darod)1P25P
Fiqishini subclan of Ayr clan (Hawiye)1P25P
Government of Somalia26P337P
IS1P1P
SFC2P14P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Somalia: events by type of violence, June 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict26P87%
Non-state conflict2P7%
One-sided violence against civilians2P7%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Somalia, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202625P194PCandidate Events
August 202638P148PCandidate Events
July 202646P325PCandidate Events
June 202630P368PCandidate Events
May 202629P358PCandidate Events
April 202632P296PCandidate Events
March 202630P188PCandidate Events
February 202637P231PCandidate Events
January 202644P972PCandidate Events
December 202535249GED
November 202526279GED
October 202545149GED
September 202529195GED
August 202532379GED
July 202531177GED
June 202542479GED
May 202536498GED
April 202524214GED
March 202530548GED
February 202520577GED
January 202516128GED
December 20247112GED
November 202411106GED
October 202415280GED
September 20241489GED
August 202419156GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Somalia: events and estimated deaths in June 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/somalia/month/2026-06/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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