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South SudanJonglei state › May 2025

Jonglei state: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Jonglei state, South Sudan. Country-wide report: South Sudan, May 2025.

3events1 the month before
68est. deaths
41civilian deaths

Jonglei state, South Sudan saw 3 recorded events and 68 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 41.

The most active pairing was Government of South Sudan - SPLM/A - IO with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-22: Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO (27 deaths)2025-05-03: Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO (7 deaths)2025-05-03: Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO (34 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Jonglei state, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
3 May 2025Fangak county
Jonglei state
Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO
State-based, 34 civilian, 3 sources
34
22 May 2025Fangak county
Jonglei state
Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO
State-based
27
3 May 2025Fangak county
Jonglei state
Government of South Sudan vs SPLM/A - IO
State-based, 7 civilian, 4 sources
7

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of South Sudan368
SPLM/A - IO368

All months

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

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