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Niger: conflict events in February 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

21events16 the month before
102est. deathsrange 101–181
26civilian deaths

Niger saw 21 recorded events and 102 estimated deaths in February 2026. That is +31% compared with 16 events the month before. The death toll range is 101 to 181.

76% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 26.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (11), Dosso region (5), Diffa region (3).

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 8 events.

Where events happened

2026-02-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (26 deaths)2026-02-25: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)2026-02-23: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (10 deaths)2026-02-17: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (13 deaths)2026-02-17: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2026-02-14: Government of Niger vs IS (4 deaths)2026-02-13: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-02-12: Government of Niger vs IS (5 deaths)2026-02-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (11 deaths)2026-02-10: Government of Niger vs MPLJ (1 deaths)2026-02-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-02-08: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)2026-02-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-02-06: Government of Niger vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-02-05: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-02-04: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2026-02-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-02-02: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2026-02-02: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2026-02-02: Government of Niger vs IS (8 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, February 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, February 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region1165
Dosso region525
Diffa region312
Tahoua region10

Deadliest events, February 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
27 Feb 2026Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 6 sources		26
17 Feb 2026Gaya departement
Dosso region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		13
10 Feb 2026Diffa department
Diffa region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 10 civilian, 3 sources		11
23 Feb 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian		10
2 Feb 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		8
12 Feb 2026Abala department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		5
5–7
14 Feb 2026Dogondoutchi department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		4
4–6
7 Feb 2026Dogondoutchi department
Dosso region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		4
13 Feb 2026Dioundiou department
Dosso region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3
5 Feb 2026Ouallam department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3

Parties

PartyEvents
Unidentified armed group15
Government of Niger11
IS10
JNIM2
MPLJ1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based16
Non-state2
One-sided3

All months

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