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Niger: conflict events in December 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

10events3 the month before
47est. deaths
12civilian deaths

Niger saw 10 recorded events and 47 estimated deaths in December 2025. That is +233% compared with 3 events the month before.

60% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 12.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (7), Dosso region (2), Tahoua region (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 6 events.

Where events happened

2025-12-31: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2025-12-31: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2025-12-31: Government of Niger vs IS (17 deaths)2025-12-28: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2025-12-24: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-12-17: Government of Niger vs IS (13 deaths)2025-12-13: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2025-12-04: JNIM vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-12-04: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-12-04: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, December 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region730
Dosso region215
Tahoua region12

Deadliest events, December 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
31 Dec 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		17
17 Dec 2025Dogondoutchi department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 7 sources		13
4 Dec 2025Say department
Tillabéri region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 2 sources		6
31 Dec 2025Tchin Tabaradene department
Tahoua region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		2
24 Dec 2025Dogondoutchi department
Dosso region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 4 sources		2
4 Dec 2025Filingué department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
4 Dec 2025Filingué department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
31 Dec 2025Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		1
28 Dec 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		1
13 Dec 2025Bankilaré department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEvents
IS9
Government of Niger6
JNIM1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based6
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.