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Bago region: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Bago region, Myanmar. Country-wide report: Myanmar, May 2025.

10events9 the month before
33est. deathsrange 33–66
33civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 10 organized-violence events in Bago region, Myanmar, with 33 estimated deaths. That is +11% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 33 to 66.

80% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 33.

The most active pairing was Government of Myanmar (Burma) - KNU with 6 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-28: Government of Myanmar vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-25: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (10 deaths)2025-05-25: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (12 deaths)2025-05-23: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (2 deaths)2025-05-21: Government of Myanmar vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-20: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (1 deaths)2025-05-17: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (0 deaths)2025-05-13: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (2 deaths)2025-05-08: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (0 deaths)2025-05-07: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Bago region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
25 May 2025Bago district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 12 civilian		12
25 May 2025Taungoo district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based, 10 civilian		10
28 May 2025Taungoo district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
23 May 2025Taungoo district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based, 2 civilian		2
21 May 2025Bago district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
13 May 2025Taungoo district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
7 May 2025Taungoo district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based, 2 civilian		2
20 May 2025Taungoo district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based, 1 civilian		1
17 May 2025Pyay district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based		0
0–3
8 May 2025Bago district
Bago region		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based		0
0–30

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar1033
KNU617
NUG212

All months

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