Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Indonesia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 5 eventsP of organized violence in Indonesia in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 14P. UCDP counts 10P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 7 eventsP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Indonesia, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Jakarta Raya province11
Papua Barat Daya province13
Papua Pegunungan province15
Papua Tengah province25

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Indonesia, August 2026. The map shows 5 events with 14 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Indonesia has each event.

Table 2. Indonesia, August 2026: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
2 Aug 2026Tolikara regency, Papua Pegunungan provinceOPM; CiviliansOne-sided555
13 Aug 2026Maybrat regency, Papua Barat Daya provinceGovernment of Indonesia; CiviliansOne-sided333
16 Aug 2026Puncak regency, Papua Tengah provinceGovernment of Indonesia; OPMState-based333
17 Aug 2026Mimika regency, Papua Tengah provinceGovernment of Indonesia; OPMState-based222
27 Aug 2026Jakarta Raya provinceActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided111

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Indonesia: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP1P1P
Government of Indonesia3P8P
OPM3P10P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Indonesia: events by type of violence, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict2P40%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians3P60%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Indonesia, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 20265P14PCandidate Events
July 20267P13PCandidate Events
June 20263P3PCandidate Events
May 202610P34PCandidate Events
April 20267P17PCandidate Events
March 20265P7PCandidate Events
February 20269P13PCandidate Events
December 202568GED
November 202546GED
October 2025927GED
September 2025914GED
August 2025810GED
July 202557GED
June 2025810GED
May 20251118GED
April 2025727GED
March 202533GED
February 202511GED
January 202566GED
December 20241014GED
November 202479GED
October 202422GED
September 202422GED
August 202444GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

Indonesia: all figures

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ConflictStats. Indonesia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/indonesia/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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