source: AFP; Actu (Niger); Twitter; Signal; L'Evenement Niger; RFI; Xinhua
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Dey Koukou Communal Militia (Niger)
location: Dey Koukou
notes: On 28 July 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked the village of Dey Koukou (Banibangou, Tillaberi). Village self-defense responded to the attack. Nineteen villagers were killed and two severely wounded. Two additional corpses found on 31 July bringing the total to 21 killed.