| Battle of Abala | |||||||
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| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Niger Mali GATIA MSA France |
 Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Mohamed Ag Almouner | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 killed, 1 missing | 15 killed | ||||||
Between May 31 and June 1, 2017, clashes broke out between Nigerien forces and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) near Abala, Niger. These clashes expanded to the Nigerien-Malian border near Bani-Bangou, and on June 1 the ISGS militants were confronted by French, Malian, and Tuareg militias when the militants fled towards Ménaka Region, Mali.