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Papua Tengah province: conflict events in May 2026

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

6events4 the month before
8est. deathsrange 8–12
8civilian deaths

Papua Tengah province, Indonesia saw 6 recorded events and 8 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is +50% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 8 to 12.

67% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 8.

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

Where events happened

2026-05-17: Government of Indonesia vs OPM (2 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 Papua Tengah province, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
17 May 2026Intan Jaya regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs OPM
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources
2
1 May 2026Puncak regency
Papua Tengah province
Government of Indonesia vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian
2
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

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Indonesia68
OPM23

All months

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