Tazalit attack

Tazalit attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger
LocationTazalit refugee camp, Tahoua Region, Niger
DateOctober 6, 2016
2:22 pm
Target Nigerien Armed Forces
Deaths22 Nigerien soldiers killed
Injured6 injured
  • 5 soldiers injured
  • 1 civilian
PerpetratorUnknown jihadists

The Tazalit attack,[1] also known as the Tazalit massacre,[2] occurred on October 6, 2016, when unknown jihadists attacked Nigerien forces at the Tazalit refugee camp in Niger, killing dozens of Nigerien soldiers. The attack was the deadliest attack on Nigerien forces so far during the jihadist insurgency in Niger.

  1. ^ unhcrniger. "UNHCR Niger". Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Des djihadistes massacrent 22 soldats au Niger". Le Figaro (in French). 7 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.