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Kayin state: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Kayin state, Myanmar. Country-wide report: Myanmar, March 2026.

3events1 the month before
6est. deaths
6civilian deaths

Kayin state, Myanmar saw 3 recorded events and 6 estimated deaths in March 2026. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 6.

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

Where events happened

2026-03-31: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (2 deaths)2026-03-09: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (3 deaths)2026-03-08: Government of Myanmar vs KNU (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Kayin state, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
9 Mar 2026Hpapun district
Kayin state		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based, 3 civilian, 2 sources		3
31 Mar 2026Kawkareik district
Kayin state		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 2 civilian		2
8 Mar 2026Hpapun district
Kayin state		Government of Myanmar vs KNU
State-based, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar36
KNU24
SCEF12

All months

Monthly reports:May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024

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