source: Jeunesse Diffa; Nashir; Amaq; Air Info; L'Evenement Niger; Twitter; Africa 1
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
actor2: Police Forces of Niger (2021-)
location: Maine Soroa
notes: On 15 April 2021, ISWAP (Lake Chad) militants simultaneously attacked the customs, police, national guard, and gendarmerie in the town of Maine Soroa (Maine Soroa, Diffa). The militants killed one customs officer, wounded a national guard, and seized six police and customs vehicles. ISWAP alleged in a claim of responsibility that it killed 16 members of the army and the police in the assault and a subsequent IED detonation.