Tomas Buenaventura is a Philippines Senior Research Assistant at ACLED.
TTP attacks led to cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Chinese and Philippine vessels faced off in the South China Sea, and the Ta’ang Army in Myanmar agreed to a ceasefire.
A close look at ACLED’s data on the Philippines’ continuing war on drugs and how it has been shaped by elections, international pressure, and the power struggle between the Duterte and Marcos political dynasties.
Rohingya militants became increasingly active in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, anti-government demonstrations turned deadly in Nepal, and mass rallies and violent demonstrations against corruption broke out in the Philippines this past month
In July, a Thailand-Cambodia border dispute erupted, the Myanmar military intensified offensives, drone strikes ramped up in Pakistan, Papua New Guinea saw elections-related violence, and rido violence involving the MILF continued in the Philippines’ BARMM region.
An overview of key violence and political developments in the Asia-Pacific region for June 2025.
In May 2025, violence in the Papua region of Indonesia hit a year-high, a four-day conflict between India and Pakistan drew to a close, and election violence gripped Bangsamoro in the Philippines.
In a country where elections are historically accompanied by violence, fighting among major clan groups in the BARMM may put the first-ever elections there at risk.
In April 2025, rebels attacked miners in Highland Papua, Indonesia and the Myanmar military increased its offensives against the Ta'ang army in northern Shan state.
