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Niger: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

23events8 the month before
210est. deathsrange 203–259
61civilian deaths

Niger saw 23 recorded events and 210 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is +188% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 203 to 259.

65% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 61.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (14), Dosso region (6), Diffa region (2).

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 8 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-26: Government of Niger vs JNIM (44 deaths)2025-05-25: Government of Niger vs IS (58 deaths)2025-05-25: Government of Niger vs IS (7 deaths)2025-05-23: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-05-23: Government of Niger vs JNIM (5 deaths)2025-05-23: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-22: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2025-05-19: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-18: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of Niger vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2025-05-18: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-05-18: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-05-15: Government of Niger vs JNIM (7 deaths)2025-05-13: IS vs Civilians (24 deaths)2025-05-13: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-05-09: Government of Niger vs JNIM (8 deaths)2025-05-08: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (7 deaths)2025-05-08: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2025-05-05: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2025-05-04: Government of Niger vs IS (10 deaths)2025-05-01: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2025-05-01: Government of Niger vs JNIM (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, May 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region1473
Dosso region671
Diffa region28
Tahoua region158

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
25 May 2025Tchin Tabaradene department
Tahoua region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 10 sources		58
58–65
26 May 2025Boboye department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 9 sources		44
44–53
13 May 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 24 civilian, 2 sources		24
4 May 2025Dogondoutchi department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 11 sources		10
10–38
9 May 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 8 civilian, 5 sources		8
25 May 2025Gaya departement
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		7
23 May 2025Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 6 sources		7
7–8
15 May 2025Torodi department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 5 sources		7
0–7
13 May 2025Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 sources		7
8 May 2025Diffa department
Diffa region		Government of Nigeria vs JAS
State-based, 7 civilian, 3 sources		7

Parties

PartyEvents
IS15
Government of Niger14
JNIM7
Government of Nigeria1
JAS1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based15
Non-state0
One-sided8

All months

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