source: Menastream; Xinhua; Actu (Niger); Facebook
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Police Forces of Niger (2021-) National Guard
location: Sanam
notes: On 3 January 2022, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked a National Guard convoy escorting Tunisian road workers between Sanam (Sanam, Tillaberi) and Tebaram (Tahoua, Tahoua). Five National Guards were killed and seven wounded.