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MyanmarShan state › May 2025

Shan state: conflict events in May 2025

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

5events2 the month before
8est. deaths
8civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 5 organized-violence events in Shan state, Myanmar, with 8 estimated deaths. That is +150% compared with 2 events the month before.

80% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 8.

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

Where events happened

2025-05-30: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (1 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (1 deaths)2025-05-12: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (1 deaths)2025-05-09: Government of Myanmar vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-08: Government of Myanmar vs PSLF (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Shan state, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
8 May 2025Kyaukme district
Shan state
Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 4 civilian, 4 sources
4
30 May 2025Kyaukme district
Shan state
Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 1 civilian
1
18 May 2025Kyaukme district
Shan state
Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 1 civilian
1
12 May 2025Kyaukme district
Shan state
Government of Myanmar vs PSLF
State-based, 1 civilian
1
9 May 2025Taunggyi district
Shan state
Government of Myanmar vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Myanmar58
PSLF47

All months

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

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