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Papua Tengah province: conflict events in April 2026

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

4events3 the month before
15est. deathsrange 10–18
9civilian deaths

In April 2026, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in Papua Tengah province, Indonesia, with 15 estimated deaths. That is +33% compared with 3 events the month before. The death toll range is 10 to 18.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 9.

The most active pairing was Government of Indonesia - OPM with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-20: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (1 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (12 deaths)2026-04-01: Government of Indonesia vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua Tengah province, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 Apr 2026Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 8 civilian, 8 sources		12
9–15
20 Apr 2026Puncak Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 2 sources		1
0–1
20 Apr 2026Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 2 sources		1
0–1
1 Apr 2026Dogiyai regency
Papua Tengah province		Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Indonesia415
OPM314

All months

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