source: Niger Inter; Tamtam Info; Air Info; Aniamey; Le Sahel; AFP; Twitter; ANP (Niger); Urgence Tillabery; Whatsapp; Xinhua; AP
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Niger (2011-2021) Gendarmerie
location: Ezza
notes: On 25 December 2019, presumed ISGS militants ambushed a gendarmerie and national guard convoy escorting electoral registration staff on the road between Ezza and Sanam (coded as Ezza at geoprecision 2). Seven gendarmes and seven national guards were killed, and one national guard gone missing, a security forces vehicle was destroyed and another seized by the militants. The electoral registration staff rejoined Sanam unharmed. The government said in a statement that the militants suffered numerous losses without providing any further details.