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Cameroon › Far North region › May 2025

Far North region: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Far North region, Cameroon. Country-wide report: Cameroon, May 2025.

12events6 the month before
24est. deathsrange 24–26
13civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 12 organized-violence events in Far North region, Cameroon, with 24 estimated deaths. That is +100% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 24 to 26.

67% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 13.

The most active pairing was JAS - Civilians with 7 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-28: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-26: JAS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-25: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-20: Government of Cameroon vs IS (0 deaths)2025-05-19: Government of Cameroon vs JAS (1 deaths)2025-05-16: Government of Cameroon vs IS (7 deaths)2025-05-15: JAS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-12: JAS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-12: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-06: Government of Cameroon vs IS (5 deaths)2025-05-04: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-04: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Far North region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 May 2025Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		7
6 May 2025Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs IS
State-based, 2 civilian, 5 sources		5
26 May 2025Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
15 May 2025Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
12 May 2025Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
28 May 2025Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
25 May 2025Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
19 May 2025Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs JAS
State-based, 4 sources		1
12 May 2025Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
4 May 2025Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JAS811
Government of Cameroon413
IS413

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.