source: AFP; Signal; Facebook; Whatsapp; Twitter; Studio Kalangou
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Police Forces of Niger (2021-) National Guard
location: Korogoussou
notes: On 20 October 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants ambushed a National Guard and Gendarmerie-escorted convoy of the Bankilare prefect between Korogoussou and Bankilare (Bankilare, Tillaberi). Nine guards and two gendarmes were killed, the driver of the prefect was wounded, and two heavy machine gun-mounted pickups burned.