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Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, Pakistan. Country-wide report: Pakistan, May 2026.

46events39 the month before
248est. deathsrange 230–311
29civilian deaths

Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, Pakistan saw 46 recorded events and 248 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is +18% compared with 39 events the month before. The death toll range is 230 to 311.

74% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 29.

The most active pairing was Government of Pakistan - TTP with 22 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-30: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (8 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (7 deaths)2026-05-28: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-26: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-24: TTP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (11 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Pakistan vs IS (2 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Pakistan vs IMP (29 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (0 deaths)2026-05-22: Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP (22 deaths)2026-05-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-21: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (14 deaths)2026-05-20: Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP (19 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (22 deaths)2026-05-19: TTP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-18: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (7 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (2 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs IMP (5 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (24 deaths)2026-05-14: TTP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Pakistan vs IS (12 deaths)2026-05-11: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (7 deaths)2026-05-09: Government of Pakistan vs IMP (16 deaths)2026-05-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (6 deaths)2026-05-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (4 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-04: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (2 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-03: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-03: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-05-01: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 May 2026Bannu district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs IMP
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		29
14 May 2026Bajaur district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based, 9 sources		24
18–53
22 May 2026Kurram district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP
Non-state		22
19 May 2026North Waziristan
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based		22
20 May 2026Kurram district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP
Non-state, 5 sources		19
9 May 2026Bannu district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs IMP
State-based, 6 sources		16
16–30
21 May 2026North Waziristan
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based, 3 sources		14
4–26
12 May 2026Lakki Marwat district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs IS
State-based, 9 civilian, 4 sources		12
10–12
23 May 2026North Waziristan
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based		11
30 May 2026Kohat district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based, 2 sources		8

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Pakistan31191
TTP27164
IS1125
Unidentified armed group1018
IMP350
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar241

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

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