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Papua New Guinea: conflict events in October 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

1eventsnone the month before
3est. deathsrange 0–3
3civilian deaths

In October 2025, UCDP recorded 1 organized-violence events in Papua New Guinea, with 3 estimated deaths. The previous month had no recorded events. The death toll range is 0 to 3.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

The most active pairing was Yakuman tribe - Yangukim tribe with 1 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-30: Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua New Guinea, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Enga province13

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
30 Oct 2025Wapenamanda district
Enga province
Yakuman tribe vs Yangukim tribe
Non-state, 3 civilian, 2 sources
3
0–3

Parties

PartyEvents
Yakuman tribe1
Yangukim tribe1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state1
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.