Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye massacres

Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye massacres
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger
LocationTchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye, Tondikiwindi, Ouallam Department, Tillaberi Region, Niger
DateJanuary 2, 2021
11am
Deaths105
  • 76 in Tchoma Bangou
  • ~30 in Zaroumdareye
Injured75
Perpetrator Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
No. of participants
100 motorcycles
MotiveReprisal for lynching of two ISGS tax collectors

The Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye massacres[1][2] took place on January 2, 2021, when 105 people were killed and 75 injured in attacks by Islamic State in the Greater Sahara on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye in Tondikiwindi, Ouallam Department, Niger. The massacres were one of the deadliest events in Nigerien history.

  1. ^ France-Presse, Agence (2021-01-03). "At least 100 die in Niger attacks blamed on jihadists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ AFP, Staff Writer With (2021-01-04). "100 Dead in Attacks on Two Western Niger Villages". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2024-06-24.