Where Is War

Is there a war in Niger?

Yes. UCDP lists 4 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Niger.

None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Niger: Islamic State, 535 deaths in 2025.

Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →

Deaths recorded in Niger in 2025

724in state-based fighting
0in fighting between armed groups
393in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Niger (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.

The conflicts

Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change. UCDP does not record who started each clash.

Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 2015

Niger: Islamic State

535deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
404deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
3,513total 2015–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (11 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Niger vs IS

2015: 1712016: 2742017: 2292018: 742019: 2832020: 5122021: 3802022: 3232023: 2472024: 4852025: 5352026: 404 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2015highest: 5352026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary404
2025535
2024485
2023247
2022323
2021380
2020512
2019283
201874
2017229
2016274
2015171

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Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1966

Nigeria: Government

195deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
281deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
14,600total 2009–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (16 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Nigeria vs JAS

1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2008: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2009: 4052010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2011: 3252012: 8112013: 1,6292014: 4,7882015: 2,7032016: 1642017: 1,0622018: 3352019: 3282020: 4652021: 2762022: 4282023: 4642024: 2222025: 1952026: 281 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
1989highest: 4,7882026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Conflict-wide figures (not only Niger). Also recorded in: Nigeria, Chad.

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary281
2025195
2024222
2023464
2022428
2021276
2020465
2019328
2018335
20171,062
2016164
20152,703
20144,788
20131,629
2012811
2011325
2009405

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Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1991

Niger: Government

167deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
212deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
1,155total 1991–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (10 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Niger vs JNIM

1991: 401992: 291993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1997: 621998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2007: 812008: 472009: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2011: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2013: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2021: 762022: 1652023: 482024: 4402025: 1672026: 212 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
1991highest: 4402026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: August 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary212
2025167
2024440
202348
2022165
202176
200847
200781
199762
199229
199140

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Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2019

IS - JNIM

154deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
70deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
1,538total 2020–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (6 years listed)

Who is fighting: IS vs JNIM

2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: 3812021: 1222022: 4052023: 4362024: 402025: 1542026: 70 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2019highest: 4362026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Conflict-wide figures (not only Niger). Also recorded in: Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria.

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary70
2025154
202440
2023436
2022405
2021122
2020381

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Military personnel

10,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Niger

United States12

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

Other countries may have forces here; only official, reusable figures are shown.

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