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Indonesia: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

10events7 the month before
34est. deathsrange 32–38
16civilian deaths

Indonesia saw 10 recorded events and 34 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is +43% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 32 to 38.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 16.

Events were concentrated in Papua Tengah province (6), Papua Pegunungan province (4).

The most active pairing was Government of Indonesia - OPM with 5 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-21: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (10 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (2 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (2 deaths)2026-05-15: Lany Jaya vs Wouma Kurima (13 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-01: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-01: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Indonesia, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, May 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Papua Tengah province68
Papua Pegunungan province426

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 May 2026Jayawijaya regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Lany Jaya vs Wouma Kurima
Non-state, 2 sources		13
21 May 2026Yahukimo regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 8 civilian, 12 sources		10
8–10
17 May 2026Intan Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
17 May 2026Yahukimo regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 2 sources		2
1 May 2026Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
18 May 2026Nduga regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based		1
10 May 2026Dogiyai regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 1 civilian, 3 sources		1
7 May 2026Mimika regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 3 sources		1
1–5
3 May 2026Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
1 May 2026Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Indonesia9
OPM5
Lany Jaya1
Wouma Kurima1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based5
Non-state1
One-sided4

All months

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