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Niger: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

16events21 the month before
102est. deathsrange 101–121
58civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 16 organized-violence events in Niger, with 102 estimated deaths. That is -24% compared with 21 events the month before. The death toll range is 101 to 121.

56% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 58.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (8), Tahoua region (4), Dosso region (2).

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

Where events happened

2026-03-31: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-03-27: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (16 deaths)2026-03-26: IS vs Civilians (30 deaths)2026-03-25: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-03-25: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-03-25: Government of Niger vs IS (8 deaths)2026-03-24: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-03-24: Government of Niger vs IS (7 deaths)2026-03-16: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)2026-03-14: Government of Niger vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-03-11: Government of Niger vs IS (13 deaths)2026-03-09: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2026-03-07: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-03-06: Government of Niger vs IS (8 deaths)2026-03-02: Government of Niger vs IS (4 deaths)2026-03-01: Government of Niger vs IS (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, March 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region849
Tahoua region450
Dosso region22
Diffa region11

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
26 Mar 2026Birni-N'Konni department
Tahoua region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 30 civilian, 2 sources		30
27 Mar 2026Ouallam department
Tillabéri region		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 16 civilian, 2 sources		16
11 Mar 2026Birni-N'Konni department
Tahoua region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 1 civilian, 6 sources		13
25 Mar 2026Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 5 sources		8
6 Mar 2026Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		8
8–20
24 Mar 2026Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs IS
State-based, 7 sources		7
1 Mar 2026Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		5
2 Mar 2026Birni-N'Konni department
Tahoua region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 civilian, 3 sources		4
9 Mar 2026Tahoua department
Tahoua region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 6 sources		3
2–3
7 Mar 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3

Parties

PartyEvents
IS12
Government of Niger9
Unidentified armed group2
JAS1
JNIM1

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.