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Shan state: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Shan state, Myanmar. Country-wide report: Myanmar, August 2024.

12events24 the month before
35est. deathsrange 35–58
25civilian deaths

In August 2024, UCDP recorded 12 organized-violence events in Shan state, Myanmar, with 35 estimated deaths. That is -50% compared with 24 events the month before. The death toll range is 35 to 58.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 25.

The most active pairing was Government of Myanmar (Burma) - PSLF with 7 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-27: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (2 deaths)2024-08-27: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (1 deaths)2024-08-26: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (1 deaths)2024-08-14: Government of Myanmar vs PNLO (1 deaths)2024-08-13: Government of Myanmar vs PNLO (0 deaths)2024-08-12: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (1 deaths)2024-08-11: Government of Myanmar vs PNLO (0 deaths)2024-08-07: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (11 deaths)2024-08-06: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (2 deaths)2024-08-06: Government of Myanmar vs PNLO (0 deaths)2024-08-05: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (6 deaths)2024-08-01: Government of Myanmar vs MNDAA (10 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Shan state, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Aug 2024Kyaukme district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 11 civilian		11
1 Aug 2024Kokang Self-Administered Zone
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs MNDAA
State-based		10
5 Aug 2024Muse district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 6 civilian, 3 sources		6
27 Aug 2024Kyaukme district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
6 Aug 2024Kyaukme district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 2 civilian		2
27 Aug 2024Kyaukme district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 1 civilian		1
26 Aug 2024Kyaukme district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 1 civilian		1
14 Aug 2024Taunggyi district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PNLO
State-based, 1 civilian		1
12 Aug 2024Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 1 civilian		1
13 Aug 2024Taunggyi district
Shan state		Government of Myanmar vs PNLO
State-based		0
0–8

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar1235
PSLF724
PNLO41
MNDAA110

All months

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