source: Actu (Niger); Air Info; L'Evenement Niger; Aniamey; Nashir; Tadress24info; Le Sahel; Facebook; Niger Inter; Al Nabaa; Jeunesse Diffa
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Niger (2011-2021)
location: Chetima Wangou
notes: On 17 January 2021, ISWAP militants attacked a Nigerien military position in Chetima Wangou (Diffa, Diffa). The army reportedly repelled the attack. Two soldiers were wounded. ISWAP said in a statement that three soldiers were killed and others wounded, and that an SUV vehicle, weapons, and ammunition were seized as booty.