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Tillabéri region: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Tillabéri region, Niger. Country-wide report: Niger, January 2026.

9events7 the month before
100est. deathsrange 97–104
59civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 9 organized-violence events in Tillabéri region, Niger, with 100 estimated deaths. That is +29% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 97 to 104.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 59.

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-29: Government of Niger vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-26: IS vs Civilians (4 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)2026-01-08: 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: Government of Niger vs JNIM (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Tillabéri region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
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
6 Jan 2026Say department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 17 civilian, 3 sources		20
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
26 Jan 2026Kollo department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 3 sources		4
25 Jan 2026Kollo department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 6 sources		3
29 Jan 2026Kollo department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
0–2
25 Jan 2026Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Niger663
IS586
JNIM210
Unidentified armed group24

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 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.