South-east Niger, Lake Chad basin; Boko Haram/ISWAP spillover.
Recent (to 21 Oct 2026)
- 11 Oct: ISWAP IED on a FAN patrol near Diffa town, 7 soldiers killed (C3, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/482, 16 Oct 2026). 26 Sep: IED on the Nguimi–Bilabrine road, probably JAS (C3, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/293, 26 Sep 2026).
- 31 Jul: attack on a Garde nationale position at N’Guigmi, then an ambush on pursuing troops; 17 FDS killed per RFI security sources (AFP: about ten). ANP blames Boko Haram (C2, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @KargnHasret, x.com/KargnHasret/status/2083492861018767455, 1 Aug 2026), (C2, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @BrantPhilip_, x.com/BrantPhilip_/status/2083924580482105655, 2 Aug 2026).