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Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Şa‘dah governorate

UCDP recorded 5 eventsP of organized violence in Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 21P. The low estimate is 10 and the high estimate is 21P. The count for August 2026 was 7 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 59 eventsP in Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 113P. The low estimate is 77 and the high estimate is 113P. UCDP counts 56P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 16 regions of Yemen with a page, Şa‘dah governorate has the 3rd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Şa‘dah governorate holds 9 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Yemen in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 44 events in Şa‘dah governorate. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 59P, which is up 34 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Yemen as a whole went from 345 to 690P, which is up 100 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 100 percentP of the events in Şa‘dah governorate in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Yemen, the share is 76 percentP.

Table 1. Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events5759
Estimated deaths, best estimate2132113
Low estimate of deaths101077
High estimate of deaths2132113
Deaths of civilians2656

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.

Since the last update

The log has no change for Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

0510Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in Şa‘dah governorate by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in Şa‘dah governorate, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 59 events with 113 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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Şa‘dah governorate: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council59P113P
Government of Yemen (North Yemen)59P113P

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.

Second-level areas

The areas in Şa‘dah governorate that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Şa‘dah governorate in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Aş Şafrā’ district2P9P
Dhaher district2P2P
Ghamr district1P1P
Ḩaydān district1P1P
Kitāf wa al Boqe'e district1P1P
Munabbih district14P16P
Qaţābir district7P8P
Rāziḩ district7P10P
Sāqayn district1P1P
Shadā’ district19P21P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. Şa‘dah governorate: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict59P100%
Non-state conflict00%
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.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Şa‘dah governorate, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20265P21PCandidate Events
August 20267P32PCandidate Events
July 20262P2PCandidate Events
June 20265P6PCandidate Events
May 20266P15PCandidate Events
April 20261P1PCandidate Events
March 20263P5PCandidate Events
February 20264P4PCandidate Events
January 20265P5PCandidate Events
December 2025910GED
November 202566GED
October 202566GED
September 202522GED
August 202554GED
July 2025922GED
June 202555GED
May 2025510GED
April 2025780GED
March 2025427GED
January 202511GED
December 202433GED
November 202411GED
October 202422GED

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 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 5 eventsP of organized violence in Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 7 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Şa‘dah governorate, Yemen in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 113P. The low estimate is 77 and the high estimate is 113P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.