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YemenAbyan governorate › May 2025

Abyan governorate: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Abyan governorate, Yemen. Country-wide report: Yemen, May 2025.

3events1 the month before
12est. deathsrange 7–12
1civilian deaths

Abyan governorate, Yemen saw 3 recorded events and 12 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 7 to 12.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 1.

The most active pairing was AQAP - Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-23: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (9 deaths)2025-05-18: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-05-17: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Abyan governorate, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 May 2025Khanfir district
Abyan governorate
AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
Non-state, 3 sources
9
5–9
18 May 2025Mūdīyah district
Abyan governorate
AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
Non-state
2
17 May 2025Lawdar district
Abyan governorate
AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
Non-state, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AQAP312
Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council312

All months

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