India/Pakistan military clashes? Botmaster Phil Godzin’s full details of May 26, 2025

Will ACLED report any conflict fatalities by India against Pakistan or vice versa between May 13 and the end of May?

Today, Phil Godzin’s pgodzinai bot predicts 60%. Full details of how it decided this below:

Perplexity response:
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Okay, let’s tackle this question step by step. The user wants to know if ACLED will report any conflict fatalities between India and Pakistan from May 13 to May 31, 2025. The background mentions recent tensions starting in April 2025 after the Pahalgam attack, followed by skirmishes along the Line of Control.

First, I need to check the provided search results for mentions of ACLED’s reporting on India-Pakistan conflict fatalities in the specified period. The search results go up to May 22, 2025. Let’s go through each source:
1. **Result [1]**: ACLED’s analysis search page mentions an infographic on Manipur state from 2023-2025 but doesn’t directly address Indo-Pak conflicts. However, it notes escalated tensions between India and Pakistan as of the publish date (May 22, 2025). This could imply ongoing monitoring.
2. **Result [2]**: India Today article from May 21, 2025, states that India retaliated against Pakistan in 2025 after the Pahalgam attack, destroying terror camps. But it doesn’t specify fatalities between May 13-31. The user’s background mentions April events leading to skirmishes starting April 24-25, so this article might be referencing earlier actions.
3. **Result [3]**: The Telegraph article from May 22, 2025, discusses global conflict trends, including Ukraine and Myanmar, but not directly India-Pakistan. However, it quotes Ms. Raleigh from ACLED discussing conflict metrics, which shows ACLED’s active analysis but not specific to the query’s dates.
4. **Result [4]**: Instagram post from Al Jazeera on May 22, 2025, mentions ACLED reporting on increased violence in the occupied West Bank, not related to India-Pakistan.
5. **Result [5]**: India Today article from May 20, 2025, details Gaza conflict stats using ACLED data, which is unrelated but shows ACLED’s methodology for incorporating government health ministry data when access is limited. This could be relevant if similar methods are applied to India-Pakistan, but the article doesn’t mention that region.

Now, cross-referencing the dates: The user’s period is May 13-31, 2025. The latest article mentioning ACLED in the context of India-Pakistan is [2] from May 21, which references actions taken in 2025 after the Pahalgam attack but doesn’t specify fatalities in May. The background indicates skirmishes started in late April, so if these continued into May, ACLED might report them. However, the search results don’t provide explicit data on May 13-31 fatalities between India and Pakistan. ACLED’s reports are typically updated in real-time, but the provided sources don’t include data from the specified period.

Since the latest mention of ACLED regarding India-Pakistan is from May 21 and discusses earlier actions, but no explicit fatalities in the specified window are reported in the provided results, the answer would be that there’s no direct evidence from the given sources. However, considering ACLED’s methodology from [5] where they integrate government health data when access is limited, if such access issues exist in Kashmir, they might report fatalities. But without specific data in the provided sources, the answer leans towards no reported fatalities in the specified period by ACLED based on the given information.

### Key Citations and Summaries
**1. ACLED’s Infographic on India’s Manipur State (2023-2025)** [1]
*Date*: May 22, 2025
*Summary*: Discusses political violence in Manipur but does not directly address India-Pakistan tensions. Mentions escalated tensions between India and Pakistan as of late May 2025, indicating ongoing monitoring.
**2. India’s Military Retaliation Against Pakistan (2025)** [2]
*Date*: May 21, 2025
*Summary*: Notes India’s military response to the April 2022 Pahalgam terror attack, including destruction of terror camps. No mention of fatalities during May 13–31, 2025.
**3. Global Conflict Trends (2020–2024)** [3]
*Date*: May 22, 2025
*Summary*: Highlights ACLED’s methodology for assessing conflict severity, emphasizing factors like civilian impact and group fragmentation. No direct reference to India-Pakistan clashes in May 2025.
**4. ACLED’s Reporting on West Bank Violence** [4]
*Date*: May 22, 2025
*Summary*: Focuses on increased violence in the occupied West Bank. Serves as a proxy for ACLED’s real-time conflict tracking but unrelated to India-Pakistan.
**5. Gaza Conflict Fatalities (2023–2025)** [5]
*Date*: May 20, 2025

*Summary*: Details ACLED’s integration of Palestinian Ministry of Health data to account for fatalities in Gaza. Demonstrates ACLED’s reliance on official sources when access is limited, a method likely applied elsewhere, including Kashmir.
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### Analysis
ACLED’s reporting on India-Pakistan conflicts during May 13–31, 2025, is not explicitly documented in the provided sources. While tensions escalated in April 2025 following the Pahalgam attack and subsequent Line of Control skirmishes [2], the latest references to ACLED’s work up to May 22, 2025, focus on other regions (e.g., Manipur, West Bank, Gaza) [1][4][5].

**Factors to Consider**:
– **Methodology**: ACLED integrates government health data when access is restricted, as seen in Gaza [5]. If similar limitations exist in Kashmir, fatalities might still be reported.
– **Recent Context**: The May 21, 2025, article [2] references India’s military actions against Pakistan but does not specify fatalities in the queried timeframe.
– **Global Trends**: ACLED’s conflict severity metrics emphasize fragmentation and civilian impact [3], which may influence how potential India-Pakistan fatalities are categorized and reported.

**Conclusion**: Based on available data up to May 22, 2025, there is no direct evidence of ACLED reporting fatalities between India and Pakistan during May 13–31, 2025. However, ongoing tensions and ACLED’s active monitoring suggest future updates could address this period. For definitive resolution, direct access to ACLED’s May 2025 datasets would be required.

AskNews Deep Usage:
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AskNews Deep Search Response:
**1. Conflict Fatality Incident (May 25, 2025):**
– **Citation [1][2][4][5][6][8][9]:** Multiple sources confirm Indian border forces killed a Pakistani man near Banaskantha, Gujarat, on May 23–24 after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC). Indian authorities stated the individual ignored warnings, leading to a fatal shooting. This is within the forecast window (May 13–31) and meets ACLED’s criteria for kinetic violence.
**2. Ceasefire Context:**
– A ceasefire was declared on May 10, 2025, ending a major four-day conflict that caused ~70 fatalities [12][14][23][29][32]. However, both sides retained troops near the LoC, and sporadic skirmishes persisted. The May 25 shooting highlights ongoing low-level tensions despite the truce.
**3. Recent Escalation Dynamics:**
– India’s Operation Sindoor (May 7–10) targeted Pakistani positions but concluded before the forecast window [13][16][22][30]. Post-ceasefire troop withdrawals were agreed to conclude by May 31 [12][14], but the May 25 incident occurred during this drawdown phase.
**4. No Additional Confirmed Fatalites (May 13–26):**
– Aside from the May 25 shooting, no fatalities were reported between May 13 and the current date (May 26). Pakistani officials accused India of shelling civilian areas earlier in May but provided no evidence of casualties during the forecast period. Indian officials denied these claims [3][24][27][28].
**5. Expert Opinions & Risks:**
– Analysts note the LoC remains volatile, with both sides maintaining readiness for retaliation [6][18][20]. Indian Prime Minister Modi reiterated that future attacks would be met with “firm responses” [23][30]. Pakistan’s military similarly warned of “decisive retaliation” [28][30].

**Conclusion:**
ACLED is likely to report **at least one conflict fatality** (the May 25 incident) between India and Pakistan within the specified window. While broader hostilities de-escalated after May 10, localized kinetic clashes like this shooting meet the resolution criteria. No evidence of additional fatalities exists as of May 26, but the situation remains fluid.

GPT News Summary:
Based on the recent news articles, tensions between India and Pakistan have flared significantly following an attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, which resulted in 26 fatalities. Since then, both countries have engaged in various military actions and diplomatic disputes.
1. **Operation Sindoor and Subsequent Retaliation**: India launched “Operation Sindoor,” hitting strategic sites in Pakistan with missile and drone strikes from May 7 to May 10, targeting terror infrastructure. Pakistan retaliated with missile and artillery attacks, escalating the situation ([Sambad English](https://sambadenglish.com), May 25, 2025).
2. **Ceasefire and Tension**: A ceasefire was reportedly agreed upon after four days of intense military exchanges resulting in over 70 deaths ([Dostor](https://www.dostor.org), May 24, 2025). However, skirmishes and military engagements have persisted along the Line of Control (LoC).
3. **Current Military Actions**: There is a report of Indian troops shooting a Pakistani man at the border on May 24, 2025, illustrating ongoing border tensions ([Tribune Pakistan](https://tribune.com.pk), May 24, 2025). Additionally, Indian forces have accused Pakistan of shelling border villages, reportedly causing over 20 civilian casualties ([NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com), May 24, 2025).
4. **Political Rhetoric and International Involvement**: Both nations are engaged in a war of diplomatic narratives. India emphasizes its anti-terrorism stance globally, while Pakistan actively counters India’s narrative. The international community, including figures like the US President, has called for dialogue to prevent further escalation ([Tribune Pakistan](https://tribune.com.pk), May 25, 2025).
5. **Recent Developments**: According to a defense analyst, satellite images show significant damage at Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase from India’s strikes, demonstrating the extent of the military engagements ([Sambad English](https://sambadenglish.com), May 25, 2025).

The ongoing military engagements, despite diplomatic efforts, suggest a fragile peace that could potentially break, leading to further conflict and possibly more fatalities before May 31, 2025. The recent fatal incident of a Pakistani national near the border could serve as a precursor to more serious exchanges, raising the likelihood that ACLED might report conflict fatalities in the specified period.
Extracted resolution criteria links:
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GPT Binary response:
Rationale
1. Resolution requirement
• At least one ACLED-coded event with ≥1 fatality whose actors are on the India-Pakistan dyad and whose event date is 13–31 May 2025 (inclusive).
• ACLED’s weekly updates mean all events through late May should appear in the data release that the resolver checks by 15 June.
2. Evidence to date (26 May)
a) Public-source scan finds no confirmed cross-border fatality in the window up to 22 May.
b) Multiple independent news items (Indian, Pakistani and international wires) report that in the early hours of 24 May a Pakistani national was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force near the India-Pakistan International Border in Banaskantha (Gujarat). The BSF statement claims the individual crossed the fence and ignored warnings.
– ACLED routinely codes comparable “intruder shot” incidents (e.g., BSF shootings of Pakistanis in Punjab 2020-23) as:
Actor1 = Indian BSF | Actor2 = “Pakistan ‑ unidentified armed group/individual”, sub-event = “Attack”, with 1 fatality.
c) No other fatal incidents are documented for 13-26 May, but the LoC remains tense; low-level cease-fire violations and militant infiltration attempts are common and historically generate one or two lethal incidents per month during flare-ups.
d) Six days remain in the window, leaving some extra chance of a further fatality.

3. Likelihood assessment
Base rate (peaceful LoC months, 19-day stretch) ≈ 5-10 %.
Current elevated tension (post-Pahalgam attack + Operation Sindoor) roughly quadruples that risk ⇒ ~30 %.
Highly specific report of one qualifying fatality raises the probability substantially, though:
• P(event occurred & meets ACLED dyad coding) ≈ 70 %.
• P(ACLED will capture it before 15 Jun) given it occurred ≈ 85 %.
Combined ≈ 0.70 × 0.85 ≈ 0.60.
Add ~5 % for possible additional incidents before 31 May; subtract ~5 % for chance the shooting is coded as India-only violence against a civilian (thus disqualifying).
Calibrated forecast → 60 % that at least one qualifying fatality will appear in ACLED’s dataset for 13–31 May 2025.
Probability: 60%
The extracted probability is: 60%

GPT Binary response:
Reasoning
1. Resolution mechanics
• A “Yes” requires at least one ACLED event dated 13-31 May 2025 with ≥1 fatality and coded with an Indian actor on one side and a Pakistani actor (state, proxy, militant, or civilian identified as Pakistani) on the other.
• ACLED publishes India-Pakistan border incidents regularly; fatalities from cross-border fire, infiltrations, or shootings of Pakistani nationals by Indian forces have appeared in past releases.
2. Evidence already inside the window
• Multiple independent news reports (Indian and Pakistani press) say Indian Border Security Force personnel shot and killed a Pakistani man who crossed the fence near Banaskantha District, Gujarat, during the night of 23-24 May 2025.
• Such single-victim border-guard shootings have routinely been coded by ACLED in earlier years (examples in 2022-2024).
• This alone supplies a candidate fatal event that satisfies the question if ACLED codes it.
3. Probability ACLED will code that incident
• Coverage completeness: for 2023-24 ACLED captured ≈70-80 % of cross-border-fatality news items that made Indian national press.
• The Banaskantha case reached at least two national outlets plus Pakistan’s Dawn/Tribune, giving it high visibility.
• Estimated probability ACLED includes this particular incident: ~75 %.
4. Chance of additional qualifying fatalities before 31 May
• Post-cease-fire environment remains tense; sporadic LoC fire and infiltration attempts are common.
• Five days remain. Historical average in flare-up periods (2016, 2019) is roughly 0.15 fatal India-Pakistan incidents per day. That gives ≈50 % chance of ≥1 more fatality by 31 May.
• If another fatality occurs, likelihood of ACLED coding at least one event rises further. Combined with the existing 23-24 May death, the overall chance that ACLED will end up with at least one qualifying fatality is higher than the single-incident inclusion probability.
5. Residual sources of failure
• ACLED could miss all incidents (coverage gap, classification as non-political crime) – historical but uncommon (~25-30 %).
• All remaining days could pass without fatal incidents – about 50 % per rough base rate. For a miss we need BOTH: no further deaths AND ACLED omits Banaskantha shooting.
• Joint miss probability ≈ (0.50) × (0.25) ≈ 12-13 %.
6. Calibration adjustment
• Forecaster over-confidence bias; trim probability modestly upward from 87-88 % to avoid excess certainty while reflecting strong evidence.

Final forecast: 78 % chance ACLED will report at least one India-Pakistan conflict fatality dated 13-31 May 2025.

GPT Binary response:
Rationale
1. Historical base-rate
• Since the February 2021 LoC cease-fire, ACLED has recorded very few fatal India-Pakistan border incidents (≈3–4 per year).
• Thus, in an average 19-day window the unconditional chance of at least one recorded fatality is roughly 15 – 20 %.
2. Current situational uptick
• The 22 Apr Pahalgam attack and the 7–10 May “Operation Sindoor” produced the most intense exchange since 2019; ~70 deaths were reported before the 10 May cease-fire.
• Skirmishing has continued at a low level. Multiple media outlets (Tribune Pakistan, Hindustan Times, Dawn, ANI, etc.) describe an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) fatal shooting of a Pakistani national on the night of 23/24 May near Banaskantha, Gujarat.
– This fits ACLED’s normal sourcing threshold (≥2 independent, reputable reports).
– ACLED routinely codes such incidents as “State forces of India” vs “Civilians (Pakistan)” or “Unidentified Armed Actor (Pakistan)”, with 1 fatality.
• No other fatal incidents are presently documented for 13–26 May, but five days remain in the window; sporadic LoC fire gives a non-trivial tail risk of a fresh casualty.
3. Likelihood ACLED will code the 23/24 May death
• Coverage: ACLED monitors major Indian and Pakistani outlets daily and generally captures BSF cross-border shootings. Conditional on the event’s reality, coding probability ≈ 85 %.
• Definition risk: The question requires “conflict fatalities between India and Pakistan.” Even if the victim is a civilian, ACLED would list nationality (Pakistani) and the incident would be treated as India-Pakistan dyadic violence, so the definitional exclusion risk is modest (≈10 %).
4. Putting it together
P(event really occurred) ≈ 0.60
P(ACLED codes | event) ≈ 0.85
P(additional fatality 27–31 May) ≈ 0.15
Combined probability:
0.60 × 0.85 = 0.51 (coding of known event)
+ 0.40 × 0.15 × 0.85 ≈ 0.05 (coding of potential future event)
Adjust for 10 % definitional ambiguity: 0.56 × 0.90 ≈ 0.50
5. Over-confidence correction
Past calibration shows a tendency to be 5-10 pp too certain. Shifting 8 pp toward the midpoint gives 42 %.

Probability: 42%
The extracted probability is: 42%

Gemini Binary response:
## Forecast: Will ACLED report any conflict fatalities between India and Pakistan between May 13, 2025 and May 31, 2025?
**Reasoning Rationale:**
1. **Direct Confirmation of a Qualifying Event:**
Multiple sources confirm a specific incident that meets the resolution criteria. On May 23-24, 2025, Indian border forces killed a Pakistani man near Banaskantha, Gujarat, after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC). This event occurred within the specified timeframe (May 13-31, 2025) and involved kinetic action (shooting) between parties representing India and Pakistan, which falls under “conflict fatalities between India and Pakistan” as defined by the resolution criteria.
2. **ACLED’s Reporting Scope and Methodology:**
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) collects and analyzes data on political violence and protest events globally, including fatalities. ACLED’s methodology explicitly states that they do not have a minimum fatality criterion for event inclusion, meaning even a single death is sufficient for an event to be recorded. They strive to code fatalities from the most reliable sources and triangulate information where possible. A publicly reported incident like the killing of a man at the border by state forces is precisely the kind of event ACLED tracks and reports on. ACLED’s datasets are updated weekly, and the “Pakistan – Conflict Events” dataset was last modified on May 22, 2025, indicating active and recent data collection for the region.
3. **Recent Escalation and Continued Tensions:**
The background clearly indicates a period of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack, leading to significant military exchanges (Operation Sindoor, retaliatory strikes, ceasefire talks) in early May. While a ceasefire was declared on May 10, 2025, after a brief but intense conflict resulting in numerous fatalities, the Line of Control remains volatile, and sporadic skirmishes and incidents like the May 23-24 shooting demonstrate that hostilities, though perhaps at a lower intensity, continue. This ongoing context of conflict makes it highly probable that such an incident would be recorded by conflict monitoring organizations like ACLED.
4. **Timeliness for Reporting:**
As of today, May 26, 2025, the qualifying incident has already occurred. The resolution date for this question is June 15, 2025. This provides ample time for ACLED to process and incorporate the event into its public datasets, especially given their commitment to being a “living dataset” that is continuously updated.
5. **Addressing Discrepancies:**
One research assistant noted an accusation of “over 20 civilian casualties” from Pakistani shelling reported by NDTV on May 24, 2025. However, another research assistant explicitly stated “no additional confirmed fatalities” beyond the single incident of the Pakistani man’s killing. Given ACLED’s methodology of using the “most conservative estimate available” and triaging information, and the potential for unconfirmed or disputed claims in conflict reporting, the single, more clearly corroborated fatality provides a more robust basis for the forecast. Regardless of whether other larger casualty events are confirmed by ACLED, the single fatal incident is sufficient to meet the “any conflict fatalities” criterion.

Considering the confirmed kinetic fatality incident within the specified timeframe and ACLED’s comprehensive data collection and reporting mechanisms, it is highly likely that ACLED will report this event.
Probability: 95%
The extracted probability is: 95%

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return await fetch_sync(get_anthropic_binary_prediction, title, perplexity_summary_report, asknews_summary, asknews_deep_research, vision_analysis, today, resolution_date, background, fine_print, resolution_criteria)
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return await fetch_sync(get_anthropic_binary_prediction, title, perplexity_summary_report, asknews_summary, asknews_deep_research, vision_analysis, today, resolution_date, background, fine_print, resolution_criteria)
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File “/home/runner/work/metaculus-forecasting-llm/metaculus-forecasting-llm/src/main.py”, line 83, in fetch_anthropic_binary_prediction
return await fetch_sync(get_anthropic_binary_prediction, title, perplexity_summary_report, asknews_summary, asknews_deep_research, vision_analysis, today, resolution_date, background, fine_print, resolution_criteria)
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All predictions: [42, 60, 95]
Filtered predictions: [60]

Median reasoning:
Rationale
1. Resolution requirement
• At least one ACLED-coded event with ≥1 fatality whose actors are on the India-Pakistan dyad and whose event date is 13–31 May 2025 (inclusive).
• ACLED’s weekly updates mean all events through late May should appear in the data release that the resolver checks by 15 June.
2. Evidence to date (26 May)
a) Public-source scan finds no confirmed cross-border fatality in the window up to 22 May.
b) Multiple independent news items (Indian, Pakistani and international wires) report that in the early hours of 24 May a Pakistani national was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force near the India-Pakistan International Border in Banaskantha (Gujarat). The BSF statement claims the individual crossed the fence and ignored warnings.
– ACLED routinely codes comparable “intruder shot” incidents (e.g., BSF shootings of Pakistanis in Punjab 2020-23) as:
Actor1 = Indian BSF | Actor2 = “Pakistan ‑ unidentified armed group/individual”, sub-event = “Attack”, with 1 fatality.
c) No other fatal incidents are documented for 13-26 May, but the LoC remains tense; low-level cease-fire violations and militant infiltration attempts are common and historically generate one or two lethal incidents per month during flare-ups.
d) Six days remain in the window, leaving some extra chance of a further fatality.
3. Likelihood assessment
Base rate (peaceful LoC months, 19-day stretch) ≈ 5-10 %.
Current elevated tension (post-Pahalgam attack + Operation Sindoor) roughly quadruples that risk ⇒ ~30 %.
Highly specific report of one qualifying fatality raises the probability substantially, though:
• P(event occurred & meets ACLED dyad coding) ≈ 70 %.
• P(ACLED will capture it before 15 Jun) given it occurred ≈ 85 %.
Combined ≈ 0.70 × 0.85 ≈ 0.60.
Add ~5 % for possible additional incidents before 31 May; subtract ~5 % for chance the shooting is coded as India-only violence against a civilian (thus disqualifying).
Calibrated forecast → 60 % that at least one qualifying fatality will appear in ACLED’s dataset for 13–31 May 2025.

Probability: 60%

=== Forecast Result ===
{
“probability_yes”: 0.6,
“probability_yes_per_category”: null,
“continuous_cdf”: null
}
=== Reasoning ===
Rationale
1. Resolution requirement
• At least one ACLED-coded event with ≥1 fatality whose actors are on the India-Pakistan dyad and whose event date is 13–31 May 2025 (inclusive).
• ACLED’s weekly updates mean all events through late May should appear in the data release that the resolver checks by 15 June.
2. Evidence to date (26 May)
a) Public-source scan finds no confirmed cross-border fatality in the window up to 22 May.
b) Multiple independent news items (Indian, Pakistani and international wires) report that in the early hours of 24 May a Pakistani national was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force near the India-Pakistan International Border in Banaskantha (Gujarat). The BSF statement claims the individual crossed the fence and ignored warnings.
– ACLED routinely codes comparable “intruder shot” incidents (e.g., BSF shootings of Pakistanis in Punjab 2020-23) as:
Actor1 = Indian BSF | Actor2 = “Pakistan ‑ unidentified armed group/individual”, sub-event = “Attack”, with 1 fatality.
c) No other fatal incidents are documented for 13-26 May, but the LoC remains tense; low-level cease-fire violations and militant infiltration attempts are common and historically generate one or two lethal incidents per month during flare-ups.
d) Six days remain in the window, leaving some extra chance of a further fatality.

3. Likelihood assessment
Base rate (peaceful LoC months, 19-day stretch) ≈ 5-10 %.
Current elevated tension (post-Pahalgam attack + Operation Sindoor) roughly quadruples that risk ⇒ ~30 %.
Highly specific report of one qualifying fatality raises the probability substantially, though:
• P(event occurred & meets ACLED dyad coding) ≈ 70 %.
• P(ACLED will capture it before 15 Jun) given it occurred ≈ 85 %.
Combined ≈ 0.70 × 0.85 ≈ 0.60.
Add ~5 % for possible additional incidents before 31 May; subtract ~5 % for chance the shooting is coded as India-only violence against a civilian (thus disqualifying).

Calibrated forecast → 60 % that at least one qualifying fatality will appear in ACLED’s dataset for 13–31 May 2025.

Probability: 60%