Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Kayah state, Myanmar: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

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UCDP recorded 3 eventsP of organized violence in Kayah state, Myanmar in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 8P. UCDP counts 8P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 1 eventP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The report of the country for this month: Myanmar, August 2026.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Events

The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Myanmar has each event.

Table 1. Kayah state, August 2026: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
4 Aug 2026Loikaw district, Kayah stateGovernment of Myanmar (Burma); SCEFState-based555
6 Aug 2026Loikaw district, Kayah stateGovernment of Myanmar (Burma); SCEFState-based111
11 Aug 2026Loikaw district, Kayah stateGovernment of Myanmar (Burma); SCEFState-based222

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Kayah state: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Myanmar (Burma)3P8P
SCEF3P8P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

All months

Table 3. Monthly reports of Kayah state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 20263P8PCandidate Events
July 20261P1PCandidate Events
June 20262P2PCandidate Events
March 20262P6PCandidate Events
February 20262P5PCandidate Events
January 20261P1PCandidate Events
November 202515GED
October 202511GED
September 202513GED
August 2025233GED
July 2025312GED
June 2025212GED
April 202515GED
January 202512GED
December 202413GED
November 202424GED
September 202411GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Kayah state: all figures

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ConflictStats. Kayah state, Myanmar: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/myanmar/kayah-state/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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