Tillia massacres

Tillia massacres
Part of the jihadist insurgency in Niger
LocationIntazayane, Bakorat, Wirsnat, Akofafof, Tillia, Tahoua Region, Niger
Date21 March 2021
Deaths141
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrator Islamic State in the Greater Sahara[1][2]

On 21 March 2021, armed jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked the villages of Intazayane, Bakorat, Wirsnat, and several other hamlets and camps around Tillia, Tahoua Region, Niger. The attacks killed 141 people, mostly civilians, and injured several others.[3]

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