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Indonesia: conflict events in April 2025
Monthly report from UCDP event data.
Indonesia saw 7 recorded events and 27 estimated deaths in April 2025. That is +133% compared with 3 events the month before. The death toll range is 17 to 30.
71% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 18.
Events were concentrated in Papua Pegunungan province (3), Papua Tengah province (3), Papua Barat Daya province (1).
The most active pairing was Government of Indonesia - OPM with 5 events.
Where events happened
Regions, April 2025
| Region | Events | Est. deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Papua Pegunungan province | 3 | 17 |
| Papua Tengah province | 3 | 10 |
| Papua Barat Daya province | 1 | 0 |
Deadliest events, April 2025
| Date | Where | Parties | Est. deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2025 | Yahukimo regency Papua Pegunungan province | Government of Indonesia vs OPM State-based, 15 civilian, 16 sources | 15 15–16 |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Intan Jaya regency Papua Tengah province | Government of Indonesia vs OPM State-based | 7 0–7 |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Intan Jaya regency Papua Tengah province | Government of Indonesia vs OPM State-based | 2 0–2 |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Pegunungan Bintang Papua Pegunungan province | Government of Indonesia vs Civilians One-sided, 1 civilian | 1 |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Pegunungan Bintang Papua Pegunungan province | Government of Indonesia vs OPM State-based, 1 civilian | 1 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Puncak Jaya regency Papua Tengah province | OPM vs Civilians One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources | 1 0–1 |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Maybrat regency Papua Barat Daya province | Government of Indonesia vs OPM State-based, 3 sources | 0 0–2 |
Parties
| Party | Events |
|---|---|
| Government of Indonesia | 6 |
| OPM | 6 |
Type of violence
| Category | Events |
|---|---|
| State-based | 5 |
| Non-state | 0 |
| One-sided | 2 |
All months
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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.