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Jonglei state: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Jonglei state, South Sudan. Country-wide report: South Sudan, January 2026.

3events2 the month before
79est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Jonglei state, South Sudan, with 79 estimated deaths. That is +50% compared with 2 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of South Sudan - SPLM/A - IO with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-28: Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO (6 deaths)2026-01-19: Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO (3 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO (70 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Jonglei state, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
2 Jan 2026Uror county
Jonglei state
Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO
State-based, 2 sources
70
28 Jan 2026Jonglei stateGovernment of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO
State-based
6
19 Jan 2026Duk county
Jonglei state
Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO
State-based
3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of South Sudan379
SPLM/A - IO379

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.