source: Actu (Niger); L'Evenement Niger; Amaq; Armee Francaise; Nashir; Urgence Tillabery
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Police Forces of Niger (2011-2021) National Guard
location: Ayorou
notes: On 12 March 2020, ISGS militants attacked National Guard and Gendarmerie positions in and near the town of Ayorou (Ayorou, Tillabery), killing ten national guards and two gendarmes, and wounded others. Fighter jets and a drone of French Operation Barkhane intervened and routed the militants, and reportedly killed around twenty and destroyed ten motorbikes. ISWAP claimed responsibility for directing the ISGS attack.