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Sagaing region: conflict events in May 2026

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

10events8 the month before
14est. deathsrange 14–30
12civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 10 organized-violence events in Sagaing region, Myanmar, with 14 estimated deaths. That is +25% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 14 to 30.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 12.

The most active pairing was Government of Myanmar (Burma) - SCEF with 10 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-21: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (4 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (0 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (1 deaths)2026-05-11: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (1 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (0 deaths)2026-05-09: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (2 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (2 deaths)2026-05-05: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (3 deaths)2026-05-04: Government of Myanmar vs SCEF (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sagaing region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 May 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 4 civilian		4
5 May 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 3 civilian, 2 sources		3
9 May 2026Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 2 civilian		2
8 May 2026Mawlaik district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 2 civilian		2
12 May 2026Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 1 civilian		1
11 May 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based		1
4 May 2026Shwebo district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based		1
19 May 2026Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based		0
0–8
19 May 2026Monywa district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2
10 May 2026Katha district
Sagaing region		Government of Myanmar vs SCEF
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–6

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar1014
SCEF1014

All months

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