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Niger: conflict events in June 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

14events9 the month before
250est. deathsrange 202–405
17civilian deaths

Niger saw 14 recorded events and 250 estimated deaths in June 2026. That is +56% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 202 to 405.

57% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 17.

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

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

Where events happened

2026-06-30: Government of Niger vs JNIM (20 deaths)2026-06-30: Government of Niger vs JNIM (46 deaths)2026-06-21: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-06-19: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-06-18: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (11 deaths)2026-06-18: Government of Niger vs JNIM (35 deaths)2026-06-17: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (10 deaths)2026-06-17: Government of Niger vs IS (51 deaths)2026-06-17: Government of Niger vs IS (58 deaths)2026-06-15: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)2026-06-12: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-06-09: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-06-08: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-06-08: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, June 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, June 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region8198
Dosso region212
Diffa region21
Niamey region135
Agadez region14

Deadliest events, June 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
17 Jun 2026Ouallam department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 9 sources		58
58–131
17 Jun 2026Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 12 sources		51
51–70
30 Jun 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 5 sources		46
0–47
18 Jun 2026Niamey department
Niamey region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 2 civilian, 9 sources		35
30 Jun 2026Say department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 5 sources		20
18–41
18 Jun 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 4 sources		11
11–12
17 Jun 2026Tera department
Tillabéri region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 3 sources		10
21 Jun 2026Gaya departement
Dosso region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
9 Jun 2026Gaya departement
Dosso region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 2 sources		6
19 Jun 2026Bilma department
Agadez region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 6 sources		4
4–33

Parties

PartyEvents
IS8
Government of Niger7
Unidentified armed group6
JNIM3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based8
Non-state2
One-sided4

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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