2016 Bani Bangou attack

2016 battle 2016 Bani Bangou attack Bani-Bangou, Tillaberi Region, Niger Jihadist insurgency in Niger November 8, 2016 ISGS victory Niger Niger ISIS Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Unknown Aboubacar Chapori 17 20–30 men2 pickups10 motorcycles 5 killed3 injured2 hostages 2 killed On November 8, 2016, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) fighters attacked Nigerien forces in Bani-Bangou, Tillabéri Region, Niger. Background The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) was formed by Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, a former commander in Malian jihadist group MOJWA, after Sahrawi pledged bay'ah to Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2015. al-Baghdadi recognized Sahrawi's group as the ISGS in October 2016, and the ISGS began its first attacks in Markoye, Burkina Faso and Koutoukole, Niger that same month.Examining Extremism: Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Examining Extremism CSIS https://www.csis.org/blogs/examining-extremism/examining-extremism-islamic-state-greater-sahara 2024-07-09 www.csis.org en A little over a month prior to the attack, 22 Nigerien soldiers were killed by unknown jihadists in Tazalit, Niger.2016-10-07 UN condemns deadly attack on 'refugee hosting area' in western Niger UN News https://news.un.org/en/story/2016/10/542172 2024-07-09 news.un.org en Attack Armed men attacked a Nigerien military outpost in Bani Bangou at around 5 a.m. on November 8, 2016.Niger: At least 5 soldiers killed in terrorist attack https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/niger-at-least-5-soldiers-killed-in-terrorist-attack/681398 2024-07-09 www.aa.com.tr Seventeen soldiers were present at the time of the attack.Maclean Ruth 2018-06-05 Niger Islamic State hostage: 'They want to kill foreign soldiers' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/05/hostage-niger-islamic-state-group-they-want-to-kill-foreign-soldiers 2024-07-09 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 The attackers arrived on ten motorcycles and two vehicles, and were led by ISGS commander Aboubacar Chapori, a close confidant of Sahrawi.2016-11-08 Niger: attaque meurtrière contre des militaires près de la frontière malienne https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20161108-niger-attaque-meurtriere-contre-militaires-pres-frontiere-malienne 2024-07-09 RFI frNiger : cinq soldats tués dans une attaque à Bani Bangou, dans la région de Tillabéri - Jeune Afrique.com https://www.jeuneafrique.com/372360/politique/niger-cinq-soldats-tues-attaque-a-bani-bangou-region-de-tillaberi/ 2024-07-09 JeuneAfrique.com fr-FR Fighting between the attackers and the Nigerien forces lasted for around an hour. French planes from Operation Barkhane flew over the battle in a show of force, causing the jihadists to flee.Lagneau Laurent 2017-12-13 Deux frappes aériennes françaises ont mis hors de combat une vingtaine de jihadistes au Niger https://www.opex360.com/2017/12/13/deux-frappes-aeriennes-francaises-ont-mis-hors-de-combat-une-vingtaine-de-jihadistes-au-niger/ 2024-07-09 Zone Militaire fr-FR The jihadists abandoned the Bani Bangou post with two machine-gun equipped vehicles, and headed towards Mali. The ISGS did not claim responsibility for the attack, but French and Malian officials reported that ISGS and MOJWA militants were responsible.Incident Summary for GTDID: 201611080028 https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=201611080028 2024-07-09 www.start.umd.edu The Nigerien Ministry of the Interior reported that five Nigerien soldiers were killed, three were wounded, and four were taken hostage. Abdoul Wahid, who was taken hostage in the attack, stated that two soldiers were actually taken hostage, and the other was executed. Two of the jihadists were killed in the battle and 26 were arrested afterward. Wahid stated that the goal of the attackers was not jihad, but instead the killing of foreign soldiers. Further reading Niger Islamic State hostage: "They want to kill foreign soldiers," - Ruth Maclean, The Guardian, June 5, 2018 References Category:Jihadist insurgency in Niger Category:2016 in Niger Category:Tillabéri Region Category:November 2016 in Africa Category:Terrorist incidents in Niger Category:Terrorist incidents in Africa in 2016 Category:Battles in 2016 Category:Battles involving Niger Category:Battles involving the Islamic State – Sahel Province Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2016