source: AFP; L'Evenement Niger; Niger Inter; Air Info; Actu (Niger); ANP (Niger); AP; Menastream; Twitter
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Niger (2021-)
location: Fantio
notes: On 4 December 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants and Nigerien soldiers clashed near the village of Fantio (Tera, Tillaberi). 12 soldiers were killed and eight wounded. Dozens of militants (coded as 12) were killed, motorcycles destroyed, and equipment seized according to a government statement.