ConflictStats

Myanmar › Sagaing region › January 2026

Sagaing region: conflict events in January 2026

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

15events15 the month before
39est. deaths
34civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 15 organized-violence events in Sagaing region, Myanmar, with 39 estimated deaths. That is about the same as the previous month (15).

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 34.

The most active pairing was Government of Myanmar (Burma) - NUG with 14 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-29: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (9 deaths)2026-01-26: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (3 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of Myanmar vs KIO (1 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (5 deaths)2026-01-19: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (3 deaths)2026-01-13: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2026-01-11: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2026-01-06: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (4 deaths)2026-01-05: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2026-01-05: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (3 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (1 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (2 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of Myanmar vs NUG (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sagaing region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
29 Jan 2026Katha district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 9 civilian, 2 sources		9
21 Jan 2026Katha district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based		5
6 Jan 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
26 Jan 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 3 civilian		3
15 Jan 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 3 civilian		3
5 Jan 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 3 civilian, 2 sources		3
2 Jan 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 3 civilian		3
2 Jan 2026Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 2 civilian		2
24 Jan 2026Katha district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs KIO
State-based, 1 civilian		1
19 Jan 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs NUG
State-based, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar1539
NUG1438
KIO11

All months

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

← Sagaing region overview

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