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Sagaing region: conflict events in May 2025

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

17events24 the month before
79est. deaths
75civilian deaths

Sagaing region, Myanmar saw 17 recorded events and 79 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is -29% compared with 24 events the month before.

82% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 75.

The most active pairing was Government of Myanmar (Burma) - NUG with 13 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-31: Government of Myanmar vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-29: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2025-05-23: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (16 deaths)2025-05-22: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (2 deaths)2025-05-22: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (2 deaths)2025-05-21: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (2 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (4 deaths)2025-05-14: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2025-05-13: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (2 deaths)2025-05-13: Government of Myanmar vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-12: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (24 deaths)2025-05-12: Government of Myanmar vs KIO (2 deaths)2025-05-12: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (3 deaths)2025-05-10: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (10 deaths)2025-05-10: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (3 deaths)2025-05-05: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (3 deaths)2025-05-04: Government of Myanmar vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sagaing region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 May 2025Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 24 civilian, 8 sources		24
23 May 2025Kale district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 16 civilian		16
10 May 2025Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 10 civilian, 2 sources		10
18 May 2025Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
12 May 2025Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 3 civilian		3
10 May 2025Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 3 civilian		3
5 May 2025Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 3 civilian		3
31 May 2025Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
22 May 2025Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 2 civilian		2
22 May 2025Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 2 civilian		2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar1779
NUG1373
KIO12

All months

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