source: Actu (Niger); Jeunesse Diffa; AFP; Urgence Diffa; Twitter; Aniamey; Tadress24info; L'Evenement Niger; ANP (Niger); Deutsche Welle
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
actor2: Military Forces of Niger (2011-2021)
location: Blabrine
notes: On 18 May 2020, Boko Haram (JAS) or ISWAP militants attacked an army position in Bilabrine [Boula Brin] (N'Guigmi, Diffa), killed at least 12 soldiers, wounded 10 others, and burned or seized materials. Nigerien forces launched a pursuit and killed 7 militants, and recovered a vehicle with a heavy machine gun mounted and arms.