Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Somalia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 37 eventsP of organized violence in Somalia in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 147P. The low estimate is 147 and the high estimate is 280P. UCDP counts 0P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 46 eventsP.

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 26.0.8, 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, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Bakool region10
Banaadir region50
Bari region110
Bay region358
Hiran region417
Lower Juba region12
Lower Shabelle region1115
Middle Juba region24
Middle Shabelle region717
Mudug region118

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

Figure 1. Events in Somalia, August 2026. The map shows 37 events with 147 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, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (4 of 37 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
2 Aug 2026Kandala district, Bari regionIS; SFCNon-state101013
5 Aug 2026Galkayo district, Mudug regionGovernment of Somalia; SFCState-based181818
17 Aug 2026Baidoa district, Bay regionGovernment of Somalia; Group named for a person (name not shown)State-based404040
19 Aug 2026Baidoa district, Bay regionGovernment of Somalia; Al-ShabaabState-based181818

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

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Somalia: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Al-Shabaab34P79P
Government of Somalia36P137P
Group named for a person (name not shown)1P40P
IS1P10P
SFC2P28P

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. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

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, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict36P97%
Non-state conflict1P3%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

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
August 202637P147PCandidate Events
July 202646P322PCandidate Events
June 202629P366PCandidate Events
May 202630P365PCandidate Events
April 202633P299PCandidate 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. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

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ConflictStats. Somalia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/somalia/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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