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Papua Tengah province: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Papua Tengah province, Indonesia. Country-wide report: Indonesia, May 2025.

8events3 the month before
16est. deathsrange 10–26
7civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 8 organized-violence events in Papua Tengah province, Indonesia, with 16 estimated deaths. That is +167% compared with 3 events the month before. The death toll range is 10 to 26.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 7.

The most active pairing was Government of Indonesia - OPM with 4 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-26: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-23: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2025-05-22: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-17: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-15: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (2 deaths)2025-05-13: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (8 deaths)2025-05-10: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2025-05-06: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua Tengah province, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
13 May 2025Intan Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 4 civilian, 10 sources
8
6–18
15 May 2025Puncak Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 3 sources
2
26 May 2025Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided
1
23 May 2025Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based
1
0–1
22 May 2025Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1
0–1
17 May 2025Intan Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1
0–1
10 May 2025Puncak Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 3 sources
1
6 May 2025Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Indonesia816
OPM412

All months

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