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India: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

17events26 the month before
22est. deathsrange 20–23
7civilian deaths

India saw 17 recorded events and 22 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is -35% compared with 26 events the month before. The death toll range is 20 to 23.

71% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 7.

Events were concentrated in Chhattisgarh state (9), Jammu and Kashmir state (7), Punjab state (1).

The most active pairing was Government of India - Kashmir insurgents with 8 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-29: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (3 deaths)2024-08-28: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2024-08-28: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (2 deaths)2024-08-27: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-25: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-24: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2024-08-23: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-19: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2024-08-13: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-13: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (2 deaths)2024-08-12: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (0 deaths)2024-08-11: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2024-08-11: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2024-08-10: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (3 deaths)2024-08-10: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2024-08-08: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-01: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in India, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Chhattisgarh state911
Jammu and Kashmir state711
Punjab state10

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
29 Aug 2024Narayanpur district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		3
10 Aug 2024Anantnag district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 1 civilian, 8 sources		3
28 Aug 2024Kupwara district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 4 sources		2
13 Aug 2024Doda district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 10 sources		2
28 Aug 2024Kupwara district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 5 sources		1
27 Aug 2024Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
25 Aug 2024Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
24 Aug 2024Baramulla district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 3 sources		1
23 Aug 2024Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
19 Aug 2024Udhampur district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 5 sources		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of India12
CPI-Maoist9
Kashmir insurgents8

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based12
Non-state0
One-sided5

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.