Risk events in Somalia, May 2026
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253 events were recorded: 227 conflict events and 26 unrest events.
253 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp
253 events· Somalia
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 227
- 44 in the list
- Unrest
- 26
- 6 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Signal
How the picture is moving
Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days
Events by type
Against the 90-day baseline
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-02 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-03 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-04 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-05 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-06 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-07 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-08 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-09 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
253 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Baidoa, Somalia
Severity 3 · Baidoa · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 4 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Bosaso, Somalia
Severity 4 · Bosaso · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bosaso, Somalia
Severity 3 · Bosaso · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Baidoa, Somalia
Severity 3 · Baidoa · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Baidoa, Somalia
Severity 3 · Baidoa · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military posture change in Baidoa, Somalia
Severity 2 · Baidoa · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Baidoa, Somalia
Severity 3 · Baidoa · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia
2 fatalities · Afgooye · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Baidoa, Somalia
2 fatalities · Baidoa · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Baidoa, Somalia
10 fatalities · Baidoa · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Mass violence in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 4 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bosaso, Somalia
Severity 3 · Bosaso · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Cabudwaaq, Somalia
Severity 4 · Cabudwaaq · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kismayo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Kismayo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kismayo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Kismayo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia
67 fatalities · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Somalia
67 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Kismayo, Somalia
66 fatalities · Kismayo · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Riot in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 4 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 4 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 4 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bosaso, Somalia
Severity 3 · Bosaso · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 2 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military posture change in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 2 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kismayo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Kismayo · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Gaalkacyo, Somalia
Severity 3 · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Bosaso, Somalia
Severity 3 · Bosaso · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Mogadishu, Somalia
Severity 3 · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt
Reference
What these risk types mean
- Earthquake
- Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
- Disaster
- Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
- Conflict
- Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
- Unrest
- Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
- Advisory
- Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.