List of terrorist attacks in Niger

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The list of terrorist attacks in Niger includes an overview of terrorist attacks that have occurred in Niger .

Explanation

The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:

  • unknown number of dead or injured
  • 0 dead or injured
  • 1–19 dead or injured
  • 20–49 dead or injured
  • 50–99 dead or injured
  • 100 and more dead or injured

    • 1989

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    September 19, 1989 Niger UTA flight 772 probably Libya explosive plane 170 0

    1994

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    May 16, 1994 Niger Stop in Tillabéri Popular Front for the Liberation of the Sahara Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 40 0

    1997

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    October 19, 1997 Niger Attack in Aderbissinat FARS autonomist Firearms Village 27 0

    2007

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    June 22, 2007 Niger Attack in Agadez MNJ Firearms Military base 15th 43
    December 15, 2007 Niger Stop in Iferouane Firearms Military convoy 30th

    2015

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0February 8, 2015 Niger Stop in Diffa Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist mortar market 1 20th Sharia conflict in Nigeria
    April 25, 2015 Niger Stop in Diffa Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Firearms Military base on Lake Chad 74 (+156) 9 (+?) Sharia conflict in Nigeria
    17th June 2015 Niger Stop in Diffa Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Firearms, arson Villages 38 3 Sharia conflict in Nigeria

    2016

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    03rd June 2016 Niger Stop in Diffa Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Firearms, arson Checkpoint, village 32 67 Sharia conflict in Nigeria
    0October 6, 2016 Niger Attack in Tahoua Firearms Refugee camp 26th 1 Sharia conflict in Nigeria

    2018

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    04th June 2018 Niger Stop in Diffa Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist 3 suicide bombers Mosque, Koran school, business center 9 (+3) 38 Sharia conflict in Nigeria

    2019

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    March 21, 2019 Niger Attack in Gueskérou Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist knife Civilians 8th 20th Sharia conflict in Nigeria
    May 14, 2019 Niger Attack in Tondikiwindi IS Salafist, Wahhabi soldiers 28 0 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    December 11, 2019 Niger Stop in Inatès Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Firearms, explosives, mortars Military base, soldiers 71 12 Maghreb uprising since 2002

    2020

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0January 9, 2020 Niger Attack in Filingué Islamists Islamist Firearms Military base 89+ (+77) 6th Maghreb uprising since 2002

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 198909190005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
    2. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199405160001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 26, 2019 .
    3. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199710190001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 9, 2018 .
    4. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 200706220002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 26, 2019 .
    5. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
    6. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201502080044 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 26, 2019 .
    7. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201504250027 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on July 13, 2018 .
    8. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
    9. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201606030015 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 31, 2018 .
    10. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201610060010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 13, 2018 .
    11. ↑ Niger: Attacks in Diffa Leaves Nine Dead. In: AllAfrica.com . June 6, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
    12. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201806040003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
    13. ↑ Niger: huit morts et une vingtaine de blessés dans une attaque terroriste dans l'extrême sud-est. March 23, 2019, accessed March 23, 2019 (French).
    14. ↑ At least 17 Niger soldiers killed in ambush near Mali border: security source. In: Xinhua . May 15, 2019, accessed on May 17, 2019 .
    15. ↑ Scores of soldiers killed in Niger base attack. In: Al Jazeera . December 11, 2019, accessed December 13, 2019 .
    16. ↑ In Niger, 25 Soldiers Killed in Suspected Militant Attack. In: The New York Times . January 9, 2020, accessed on January 12, 2020 .