source: Whatsapp; Twitter
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Niger (2011-2021) Gendarmerie
location: Abarey
notes: On October 12, suspected ISGS militants ambushed a patrol of a specialized gendarmerie unit (Garsi) in Abarey, five gendarmes were reportedly killed, a heavy machine gun mounted pickup truck destroyed, and five weapons seized by the assailants.