List of wars involving Niger

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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Niger.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
 Kuwait
 United States
 United Kingdom
 France
 Saudi Arabia

 Egypt
 Syria[1]
 Morocco
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Canada
 United Arab Emirates
 Qatar
 Bangladesh
 Italy
 Australia
 Netherlands
 Niger
 Bahrain
 Belgium
 Poland
 Norway
 Czechoslovakia
 Greece
 Denmark[2]
other allies

 Iraq Victory
Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)  Niger
 Mali
Ganda Iso
Mali:
Arab Islamic Front of Azawad (FIAA),
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MPLA),
United Movements and Fronts of Azawad (MFUA).
Niger:
Front for the Liberation of Aïr and Azaouak (FLAA),
Front for the Liberation of Tamoust, (FLT),
CRA & ORA coalitions (1994–95)
Supported By:
 Libya
1995 peace accords
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)  Algeria
 Mauritania
 Tunisia
 Libya
 Mali
United Nations MINUSMA[3] (from 2013)
AFISMA[4] (from 2013)
 Niger[5]
 Chad[3]
 France[3][6][7]
 Turkey

Limited involvement:
 Morocco[8]
 Burkina Faso[9][10]
 Ivory Coast[11]
 Senegal[10]
 Spain[12][13][14][15]
Supported by:
 United States (AFRICOM)[3][15][16]
 United Kingdom[15][17][18]
 Italy
 Egypt
 Nigeria

GSPC (until 2007)

AQIM (from 2007)
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (from 2017)
MOJWA (2011–13)
Al-Mourabitoun (2013–17)
Ansar Dine (2012–17)
Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia) (from 2011)[19]
Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade (from 2012)[20]
Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) (2012–2017)
Salafia Jihadia[8]
Islamic State Boko Haram (from 2006, part of ISIL since 2015)[9][21]


 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2014)

Ongoing
Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009)  Niger
 Mali
In Niger:
Niger Movement for Justice
Front of Forces for Rectification (2008 split)
Niger Patriotic Front (2009 split)
In Mali:
ADC
ATMNC (2008 split)
Victory
Boko Haram insurgency
(2009–present)
 Nigeria
 Chad
 Niger
 Cameroon
 Turkey
Boko Haram
Ansaru
Ongoing
2023 Nigerien coup d'état

(2023)

Government of Niger National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland M62 Movement Coup was successful
2023 Nigerien crisis

Supported by:

NigerGovernment of Niger
Supported by:
Victory
  • Complete French withdrawal by 22 December 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miller, Judith. "Syria Plans to Double Gulf Force." The New York Times, 27 March 1991.
  2. ^ "Den 1. Golfkrig". Forsvaret.dk. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ Salomé Legrand (2013-01-14). "Qui sont les islamistes à qui la France a déclaré la guerre ?". Francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  5. ^ "Niger army hunts for Al-Qaeda after clash". AFP. 15 June 2011.
  6. ^ "4600 soldats français mobilisés". Ledauphine.com. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  7. ^ "François Hollande's African adventures: The French are reorganising security in an increasingly troubled region". Economist.
  8. ^ a b "Tipping point of terror". The Guardian. 4 April 2004.
  9. ^ a b "ISIS, Al Qaeda In Africa: US Commander Warns Of Collaboration Between AQIM And Islamic State Group". International Business Times. 12 February 2016.
  10. ^ a b "The al Qaeda Threat from West Africa and the Maghreb: French Hostage Execution and Beyond". Critical Threats. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  11. ^ Piet, Remi. "Ivory Coast attack: Beyond the targets". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb". Stanford University. 1 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Al Qaeda claims Spanish enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla in latest video – Xinhua – English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Spanish police detain Al-Qaeda terror suspects". 23 April 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b c "US Starts Anti-Al-Qaeda Military Exercise in Sahara". BBC. 3 May 2010.
  16. ^ AFRICOM kicks off Operation Flintlock to counter jihadism in Africa Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. 12 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Britain Signals Maghreb Push with Anti-Terror Help". Reuters Africa. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.
  18. ^ "War on Isis: British Special Forces ambushed by Islamic State suicide bombers in Libya". International Business Times. 1 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Exporting Jihad". The New Yorker. 28 March 2016.
  20. ^ Aaron Y. Zelin; Andrew Lebovich; Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (July 23, 2013). "Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb's Tunisia Strategy". Combating Terrorism Center.
  21. ^ "Niger attacked by both al-Qaeda and Boko Haram". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The 2023 Nigerien coup d'état is opposed by active members of the ECOWAS bloc. Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea are members of ECOWAS that were suspended following coup d'états which established military juntas in their respective countries.