Yes. UCDP lists 5 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in South Sudan.
None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: South Sudan: Government, 282 deaths in 2025.
Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →
Deaths recorded in South Sudan in 2025
282in state-based fighting
361in fighting between armed groups
18in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)
UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in South Sudan (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.
The conflicts
Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change.
UCDP does not record who started each clash.
Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 2011
South Sudan: Government
282deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
123deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
5,822total 2011–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (12 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO
2011highest: 1,6672026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).