### [2021-05-12](/feed/2021/05/12/index.md)

##### Boko Haram insurgency
# 2021 Niger attacks




### Changes:

1. 2021 Afghanistan attacks _2025-05-07 02:47:11 (First version)_
1. 2021 Niger attacks _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Eight soldiers are killed and 13 others are injured during an ambush by Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Kpendjal Prefecture, Togo. The attack is believed to be connected to the current insurgency in Burkina Faso, making it the first Islamic extremist attack in Togo. ](/feed/2022/05/11/eight-soldiers-are-killed-and-13-others-are-injured-during-an-ambush-by-al-qaeda-linked-militants-in-kpendjal-prefecture.md) _Context: Insurgency in the Maghreb_
2. [Gunmen on motorbikes storm the village of Darey-Daye, Niger, openinf fire against civilians while they were tending their fields, killing 37 people, including fourteen children. ](/feed/2021/08/16/gunmen-on-motorbikes-storm-the-village-of-darey-daye-niger-openinf-fire-against-civilians-while-they-were-tending-thei.md) _Context: Insurgency in the Maghreb_
3. [Two Spanish journalists and an Irish campaigner are killed after their convoy is attacked in eastern Burkina Faso. Two Burkinabe soldiers are wounded. ](/feed/2021/04/26/two-spanish-journalists-and-an-irish-campaigner-are-killed-after-their-convoy-is-attacked-in-eastern-burkina-faso-two-b.md) _Context: Insurgency in the Maghreb_
4. [Hundreds of residents flee and government forces withdraw after the town of Marte in Borno State, Nigeria, is captured by Islamic State – West Africa Province militants. The military says it "tactically withdrew" troops, while confirming the town is under insurgent control. ](/feed/2021/01/16/hundreds-of-residents-flee-and-government-forces-withdraw-after-the-town-of-marte-in-borno-state-nigeria-is-captured-b.md) _Context: Boko Haram insurgency_
5. [ISWAP militants kill two soldiers and wound five others in Soueram, Far North, Cameroon. Five militants also die in the attack. ](/feed/2020/05/26/iswap-militants-kill-two-soldiers-and-wound-five-others-in-soueram-far-north-cameroon-five-militants-also-die-in-the.md) _Context: Boko Haram insurgency_
6. [Boko Haram jihadists kill 92 soldiers at an army base in Chad. ](/feed/2020/03/23/boko-haram-jihadists-kill-92-soldiers-at-an-army-base-in-chad.md) _Context: Boko Haram insurgency_
7. [Fourteen Nigerien soldiers are killed by heavily armed militant gunmen who ambushed the convoy in the Tillabéri Region of Niger. ](/feed/2019/12/26/fourteen-nigerien-soldiers-are-killed-by-heavily-armed-militant-gunmen-who-ambushed-the-convoy-in-the-tillaberi-region-o.md) _Context: Insurgency in the Maghreb_