Wanzarbé attack

The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) splintered off from MOJWA in the mid-2010's and became an official Islamic State branch in 2016 with Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi as leader. They launched their first attacks in Niger in October 2016, on the Koutokole prison and possibly in Tazalit. Three days prior to the attack in Wanzarbe, the Nigerien government declared a state of emergency in Tillaberi and Tahoua Region. == Attack ==

The attack took place in the morning of March 6, in the same area where three Nigerien gendarmes had been killed a year prior. The ISGS claimed responsibility for the attack on January 12, 2018. == References ==