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Papua Pegunungan province: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Papua Pegunungan province, Indonesia. Country-wide report: Indonesia, May 2026.

4events3 the month before
26est. deathsrange 24–26
8civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in Papua Pegunungan province, Indonesia, with 26 estimated deaths. That is +33% compared with 3 events the month before. The death toll range is 24 to 26.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 8.

The most active pairing was Government of Indonesia - OPM with 3 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)2026-05-15: Lany Jaya vs Wouma Kurima (13 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua Pegunungan province, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

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 2026Yahukimo regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 2 sources		2
18 May 2026Nduga regency
Papua Pegunungan province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Indonesia313
OPM313
Lany Jaya113
Wouma Kurima113

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Feb 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.