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Oromiya state: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Oromiya state, Ethiopia. Country-wide report: Ethiopia, May 2026.

26events13 the month before
49est. deathsrange 48–721
18civilian deaths

Oromiya state, Ethiopia saw 26 recorded events and 49 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is +100% compared with 13 events the month before. The death toll range is 48 to 721.

88% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 18.

The most active pairing was Government of Ethiopia - OLA with 18 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-31: OLA vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-05-30: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-30: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-30: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (3 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (1 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-28: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (12 deaths)2026-05-26: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (10 deaths)2026-05-25: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (3 deaths)2026-05-24: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (4 deaths)2026-05-21: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (10 deaths)2026-05-18: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (0 deaths)2026-05-02: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-01: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Oromiya state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
28 May 2026North Shewa zone
Oromiya state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 12 civilian		12
26 May 2026North Shewa zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based, 2 sources		10
21 May 2026East Welega zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		10
10–75
24 May 2026East Welega zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based, 5 sources		4
31 May 2026Arsi zone
Oromiya state		OLA vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 14 sources		3
3–52
30 May 2026West Hararghe zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs OLA
State-based, 2 sources		3
3–10
25 May 2026Horo Gudru Welega zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs OLA
State-based		3
18 May 2026North Shewa zone
Oromiya state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3
29 May 2026Horo Gudru Welega zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs OLA
State-based, 2 sources		1
0–45
31 May 2026Arsi zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs OLA
State-based		0
0–15

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Ethiopia2331
OLA1910
Fano524
Unidentified armed group215

All months

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