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Papua New Guinea: conflict events in August 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

3eventsnone the month before
28est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Papua New Guinea saw 3 recorded events and 28 estimated deaths in August 2025. The previous month had no recorded events.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict.

The most active pairing was Yakuman tribe - Yangukim tribe with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-08-15: Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe (1 deaths)2025-08-15: Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe (9 deaths)2025-08-01: Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe (18 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua New Guinea, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Enga province328

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Aug 2025Wapenamanda district
Enga province		Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe
Non-state		18
15 Aug 2025Wapenamanda district
Enga province		Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe
Non-state		9
8–9
15 Aug 2025Wapenamanda district
Enga province		Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Yakuman tribe3
Yangukim tribe3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state3
One-sided0

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.