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Niger: conflict events in October 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

8events18 the month before
47est. deathsrange 38–49
33civilian deaths

Niger saw 8 recorded events and 47 estimated deaths in October 2025. That is -56% compared with 18 events the month before. The death toll range is 38 to 49.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 33.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (4), Diffa region (3), Tahoua region (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 4 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-28: Government of Niger vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-10-27: Government of Niger vs IS (20 deaths)2025-10-18: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2025-10-16: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-10-12: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-10-11: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-10-11: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2025-10-05: Government of Niger vs IS (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region433
Diffa region311
Tahoua region13

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
27 Oct 2025Filingué department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 17 civilian, 4 sources		20
28 Oct 2025Diffa regionGovernment of Niger vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
0–6
5 Oct 2025Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs IS
State-based, 2 civilian, 8 sources		6
12 Oct 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian		5
11 Oct 2025Diffa department
Diffa region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 3 sources		5
18 Oct 2025Illéla department
Tahoua region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 5 sources		3
2–4
11 Oct 2025Ouallam department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based		2
0–2
16 Oct 2025Diffa regionIS vs Civilians
One-sided		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
IS7
Government of Niger5

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based4
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.