Sahel Conflict Map: Attacks and Fighting Reported This Week
Attacks, explosions and combat reported across the Sahel in the last 7 days, each with the reports behind it, how precisely it is located, and whether it could be seen from orbit.
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In the 7 days to 8 October 2026, 51 events of this kind were reported around the Sahel and placed on the Delta Watchfloor. This page counts two categories: sustained combat between armed forces, and single incidents that caused physical damage at a place — strikes, attacks, explosions and shootings, and also fires and crashes. Every event shows three things: the reports behind it, how precisely it is located, and whether it could be seen from orbit.
Events from the last 7 days
Kinetic · Minna
Incident at NSCDC facility in Minna
LocalizedLocation too coarse to image1 publisherKinetic · Kukawa, near Lake Chad; Bindin, Maru local government area; mining pit
Dozens of soldiers, militants and miners killed in Nigeria attacks
ReportedNot observable from orbit1 publisherKinetic · farms
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill villagers in Marte, Borno State
ReportedNot observable from orbit14 publishers · 11 distinct textsKinetic · Nigeria
Deadly attack in Bindin, Maru LGA, Zamfara State
ReportedNot observable from orbit1 publisherKinetic · Nigeria
Dozens of soldiers, militants and miners killed in Nigeria attacks
ReportedLocation too coarse to image1 publisherKinetic · Nigeria
Islamic State-affiliated militants attack military base in Nigeria's northeast, killing soldiers
ReportedLocation too coarse to image2 publishersKinetic · 226 Battalion in Garkida, 232 Battalion in Garaha
Insurgent attacks on military battalions and communities in Adamawa State's Kopre-Sambisa corridor
ReportedLocation too coarse to image5 publishers · 4 distinct textsKinetic · El Geneina
More than 10 civilians killed in West Darfur drone strike
LocalizedLocation too coarse to image1 publisherKinetic · Nigeria
Nigerian military reports eliminating terrorists and rescuing kidnap victims across multiple regions
ReportedNot observable from orbit2 publishersKinetic · Kugbo
Fire destroys 21 shops at Kugbo Furniture Market in Abuja
LocalizedObservable from orbit5 publishers
A sample of 51, highest severity first. See them all on the map →
By category · last 7 days
- Kinetic46
- Armed Conflict5
Places named most often
Event data powered by the GDELT Project. The list and the places are taken from a sample of up to 500 events in the window; the total counts every placed event. The area is a rectangle from Senegal to Chad, so it also takes in ground to the north and south of the Sahel belt. Updated hourly. For situational awareness only — not for tracking or targeting individuals.
What This Page Counts
This page counts two categories: sustained combat between armed forces, and single incidents that caused physical damage at a place — strikes, attacks, explosions and shootings, and also fires and crashes. The area is a rectangle from Senegal to Chad, so it also takes in ground to the north and south of the Sahel belt.
Looking at These Events From Orbit
An event is placed only as precisely as the reporting names the place — country, town, or street block and facility — and each event shows which. Each event on the Watchfloor carries a marker for whether it could be seen from orbit. The Map has Sentinel-1 radar and Sentinel-2 optical imagery for looking at the same place. See the Sentinel-1 SAR viewer and the Sentinel-2 viewer, or read how the Watchfloor works.
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