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Niger: conflict events in December 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

11events4 the month before
272est. deathsrange 179–329
76civilian deaths

In December 2024, UCDP recorded 11 organized-violence events in Niger, with 272 estimated deaths. That is +175% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 179 to 329.

55% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 76.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (9), Diffa region (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 3 events.

Where events happened

2024-12-20: Government of Niger vs JNIM (6 deaths)2024-12-17: Government of Niger vs IS (4 deaths)2024-12-15: Government of Niger vs JNIM (1 deaths)2024-12-12: IS vs Civilians (18 deaths)2024-12-11: JNIM vs Civilians (21 deaths)2024-12-10: Government of Niger vs IS (119 deaths)2024-12-09: IS vs Civilians (9 deaths)2024-12-08: JAS vs Civilians (14 deaths)2024-12-06: Government of Niger vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-12-05: IS vs Civilians (21 deaths)2024-12-05: Government of Niger vs IS (57 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, December 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region9254
Diffa region218

Deadliest events, December 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 Dec 2024Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 2 civilian, 15 sources		119
36–174
5 Dec 2024Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		57
11 Dec 2024Tera department
Tillabéri region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 21 civilian, 6 sources		21
5 Dec 2024Tera department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 21 civilian, 5 sources		21
12 Dec 2024Tera department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 18 civilian, 6 sources		18
18–20
8 Dec 2024Diffa department
Diffa region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 14 civilian, 2 sources		14
9 Dec 2024Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 sources		9
20 Dec 2024Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs JNIM
State-based		6
0–6
17 Dec 2024Maïne-Soroa department
Diffa region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based		4
0–4
6 Dec 2024Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs JNIM
State-based		2

Parties

PartyEvents
IS6
Government of Niger6
JNIM4
JAS1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based6
Non-state0
One-sided5

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.