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Niger: conflict events in September 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

18events5 the month before
162est. deathsrange 152–198
68civilian deaths

Niger saw 18 recorded events and 162 estimated deaths in September 2025. That is +260% compared with 5 events the month before. The death toll range is 152 to 198.

78% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 68.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (9), Dosso region (4), Diffa region (3).

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 10 events.

Where events happened

2025-09-30: Government of Niger vs IS (4 deaths)2025-09-28: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (2 deaths)2025-09-27: Government of Niger vs JNIM (6 deaths)2025-09-25: Government of Niger vs IS (37 deaths)2025-09-22: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2025-09-19: Government of Niger vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-09-17: Government of Niger vs IS (30 deaths)2025-09-17: Government of Niger vs IS (12 deaths)2025-09-15: IS vs Civilians (22 deaths)2025-09-15: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2025-09-14: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2025-09-11: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-09-11: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2025-09-10: Government of Niger vs IS (15 deaths)2025-09-10: Government of Niger vs IS (12 deaths)2025-09-10: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-09-09: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2025-09-06: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, September 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, September 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region9106
Dosso region442
Diffa region35
Agadez region16
Tahoua region13

Deadliest events, September 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
25 Sep 2025Filingué department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 37 civilian, 10 sources		37
31–46
17 Sep 2025Dogondoutchi department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 1 civilian, 5 sources		30
15 Sep 2025Ouallam department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 22 civilian, 4 sources		22
10 Sep 2025Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 6 sources		15
15–17
17 Sep 2025Ouallam department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based		12
10 Sep 2025Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		12
27 Sep 2025Arlit department
Agadez region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 4 sources		6
6–8
11 Sep 2025Dogondoutchi department
Dosso region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 3 sources		6
30 Sep 2025Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs IS
State-based		4
0–4
15 Sep 2025Boboye department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based		3

Parties

PartyEvents
IS14
Government of Niger13
JNIM3
Government of Nigeria1
JAS1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based14
Non-state0
One-sided4

All months

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