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Niger: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

16events10 the month before
178est. deathsrange 164–212
107civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 16 organized-violence events in Niger, with 178 estimated deaths. That is +60% compared with 10 events the month before. The death toll range is 164 to 212.

56% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 107.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (9), Tahoua region (2), Niamey region (1).

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 4 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-29: Government of Niger vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-28: Government of Niger vs IS (20 deaths)2026-01-26: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-01-26: IS vs Civilians (34 deaths)2026-01-26: Government of Niger vs JNIM (10 deaths)2026-01-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-01-25: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2026-01-18: IS vs Civilians (31 deaths)2026-01-13: IS vs Civilians (8 deaths)2026-01-10: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Niger vs IS (7 deaths)2026-01-06: Government of Niger vs IS (20 deaths)2026-01-06: Government of Niger vs IS (24 deaths)2026-01-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-01-05: Government of Niger vs JNIM (7 deaths)2026-01-03: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region9100
Tahoua region235
Niamey region120
Agadez region110
Dosso region18
Diffa region15

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
26 Jan 2026Tahoua regionIS vs Civilians
One-sided, 34 civilian, 2 sources		34
18 Jan 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 31 civilian, 6 sources		31
6 Jan 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		24
23–24
28 Jan 2026Niamey department
Niamey region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 15 sources		20
19–48
6 Jan 2026Say department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 17 civilian, 3 sources		20
26 Jan 2026Arlit department
Agadez region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		10
0–11
13 Jan 2026Dioundiou department
Dosso region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian		8
8 Jan 2026Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		7
5 Jan 2026Say department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 5 civilian, 10 sources		7
7–11
3 Jan 2026Nguigmi department
Diffa region		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian		5

Parties

PartyEvents
IS8
Government of Niger8
Unidentified armed group6
JNIM3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based9
Non-state0
One-sided7

All months

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