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Indonesia: conflict events in December 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

10events7 the month before
14est. deathsrange 12–14
4civilian deaths

Indonesia saw 10 recorded events and 14 estimated deaths in December 2024. That is +43% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 12 to 14.

80% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 4.

Events were concentrated in Papua Tengah province (5), Papua Pegunungan province (3), Sumatera Utara province (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Indonesia - OPM with 8 events.

Where events happened

2024-12-25: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-24: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2024-12-18: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2024-12-11: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (3 deaths)2024-12-11: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (2 deaths)2024-12-10: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2024-12-08: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (2 deaths)2024-12-03: OPM vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-02: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Indonesia, December 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Papua Tengah province56
Papua Pegunungan province36
Sumatera Utara province11
Papua Barat province11

Deadliest events, December 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
11 Dec 2024Lanny Jaya regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based		3
11 Dec 2024Lanny Jaya regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 4 sources		2
4 Dec 2024Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based		2
25 Dec 2024Medan city
Sumatera Utara province		Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
24 Dec 2024Puncak Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
18 Dec 2024Teluk Bintuni regency
Papua Barat province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based		1
0–1
10 Dec 2024Puncak Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 2 sources		1
0–1
8 Dec 2024Intan Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
3 Dec 2024Yahukimo regency
Papua Pegunungan province		OPM vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
2 Dec 2024Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Indonesia9
OPM9

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based8
Non-state0
One-sided2

All months

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