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

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Yemen: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 119 eventsP of organized violence in Yemen in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 1,380P. The low estimate is 744 and the high estimate is 1,431P. UCDP counts 57P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 44 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. Yemen, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
al-Jawf governorate33
Dali governorate817
Ḩaḑramawt governorate511
Ḩajjah governorate26
Hudaydah governorate12109
Marib governorate1592
Şa‘dah governorate732
Şan‘ā’ governorate330
Shabwah governorate412
Taiz governorate38208

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

Figure 1. Events in Yemen, August 2026. The map shows 119 events with 1,380 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 Yemen has each event.

Table 2. Yemen, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (13 of 119 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
3 Aug 2026No place givenGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based292929
5 Aug 2026Manākhah district, Şan‘ā’ governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based262526
5 Aug 2026Şa‘dah governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based24224
6 Aug 2026Marib district, Marib governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based454158
8 Aug 2026At Tuḩaytā district, Hudaydah governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based341034
9 Aug 2026No place givenGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based700338700
11 Aug 2026Maqbanah district, Taiz governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based272727
11 Aug 2026Marib governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based111111
13 Aug 2026No place givenGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based84084
13 Aug 2026Maqbanah district, Taiz governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based66066
22 Aug 2026Maqbanah district, Taiz governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based171717
25 Aug 2026Hudaydah governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based171417
29 Aug 2026Hudaydah governorateGovernment of Yemen (North Yemen); Forces of the Presidential Leadership CouncilState-based29529

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. Yemen: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP3P3P
Dhu Mohammed1P1P
Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council113P1,370P
Government of Yemen (North Yemen)110P1,369P
Group named for a person (name not shown)2P3P
IS1P2P
Maqal1P2P

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. Yemen: events by type of violence, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict109P92%
Non-state conflict6P5%
One-sided violence against civilians4P3%

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 Yemen, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 2026119P1,380PCandidate Events
July 202644P220PCandidate Events
June 202625P50PCandidate Events
May 202631P56PCandidate Events
April 202633P51PCandidate Events
March 202629P69PCandidate Events
February 202623P55PCandidate Events
January 202635P157PCandidate Events
December 202559233GED
November 20252859GED
October 20252748GED
September 202521114GED
August 20251851GED
July 20252645GED
June 20252848GED
May 202541113GED
April 202554396GED
March 202558501GED
February 20252657GED
January 20253453GED
December 20242879GED
November 2024415GED
October 2024732GED
September 2024927GED
August 2024937GED

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. Yemen: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/yemen/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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