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Rakhine state: conflict events in January 2026

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

4events6 the month before
8est. deaths
8civilian deaths

Rakhine state, Myanmar saw 4 recorded events and 8 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is -33% compared with 6 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 8.

The most active pairing was Government of Myanmar (Burma) - ULA with 4 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-30: Government of Myanmar vs ULA (1 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of Myanmar vs ULA (3 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of Myanmar vs ULA (2 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of Myanmar vs ULA (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Rakhine state, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 Jan 2026Kyaukpyu district
Rakhine state		Government of Myanmar vs ULA
State-based, 3 civilian, 2 sources		3
18 Jan 2026Kyaukpyu district
Rakhine state		Government of Myanmar vs ULA
State-based, 2 civilian		2
14 Jan 2026Kyaukpyu district
Rakhine state		Government of Myanmar vs ULA
State-based, 2 civilian		2
30 Jan 2026Kyaukpyu district
Rakhine state		Government of Myanmar vs ULA
State-based, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar48
ULA48

All months

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