Petel Kole attack

Petel Kole attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger
LocationPetel Kole border outpost, Niger
DateMarch 17, 2022
Deaths21 killed
  • 19 civilians killed
  • 2 policemen killed
Injured5
Perpetrator Islamic State – Sahil Province (per ACLED)

On March 17, 2022, suspected Islamic State - Sahel Province militants attacked a bus traveling from Burkina Faso to Téra, Niger, in the Nigerien village of Petel Kole, killing at least twenty-one people including two Nigerien police officers.