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MyanmarKachin state › May 2025

Kachin state: conflict events in May 2025

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

2eventsnone the month before
30est. deaths
30civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 2 organized-violence events in Kachin state, Myanmar, with 30 estimated deaths. The previous month had no recorded events.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 30.

The most active pairing was Government of Myanmar (Burma) - KIO with 2 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-28: Government of Myanmar vs KIO (15 deaths)2025-05-08: Government of Myanmar vs KIO (15 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Kachin state, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
28 May 2025Mohnyin district
Kachin state
Government of Myanmar vs KIO
State-based, 15 civilian
15
8 May 2025Bhamo district
Kachin state
Government of Myanmar vs KIO
State-based, 15 civilian, 2 sources
15

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar230
KIO230

All months

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