source: Signal; Niger Inter; Menastream; Amaq; Twitter; L'Evenement Niger; Actu (Niger); Undisclosed Source; RFI; Journal le Gardien; ANP (Niger); Nashir; AFP
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Niger (2021-)
location: Intoussan
notes: On 4 May 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked a Nigerien army position in the village of Intoussan (Banibangou, Tillaberi). The militants killed twenty-seven soldiers, wounded ten others, two went missing, and burned and seized vehicles. At least two militants were killed. ISWAP claimed responsibility.