July 2019 Inates attack | |||||||
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Niger France United States | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
18 killed, 4 missing None | 2+ killed |
On July 1, 2019 Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants attacked the mining town of Inates, Tillabéri Region, Niger, killing eighteen Nigerien soldiers.