What the records say
- When
- 21 Mar 2021
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 141
- Coordinates
- 16.12° N, 4.78° E
- Description
- 2021 terrorist incident in Niger
Tillia massacres
2021 terrorist incident in Niger
On 21 March 2021, armed jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked the villages of Intazayane, Bakorat, Wirsnat, and several other hamlets and camps around Tillia, Tahoua Region, Niger. The attacks killed 141 people, mostly civilians, and injured several others.
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