List of wars involving Niger

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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Niger.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
Kuwait
United States
United Kingdom
France
Saudi Arabia

Egypt
Syria[1]
Morocco
Oman
Pakistan
Canada
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Bangladesh
Italy
Australia
Netherlands
Niger
Bahrain
Belgium
Poland
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Denmark[2]
other allies

Iraq Victory
Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Niger
Mali
Ganda Iso
Mali:
Arab Islamic Front of Azawad (FIAA),
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MPLA),
United Movements and Fronts of Azawad (MFUA).
Niger:
Front for the Liberation of Aïr and Azaouak (FLAA),
Front for the Liberation of Tamoust, (FLT),
CRA & ORA coalitions (1994–95)
Supported By:
Libya
1995 peace accords
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) Algeria
Mauritania
Tunisia
Libya
Mali
United Nations MINUSMA[3] (from 2013)
AFISMA[4] (from 2013)
Niger[5]
Chad[3]
 France[3][6][7]
 Turkey

Limited involvement:
Morocco[8]
Burkina Faso[9][10]
Ivory Coast[11]
Senegal[10]
 Spain[12][13][14][15]
Supported by:
 United States (AFRICOM)[3][15][16]
 United Kingdom[15][17][18]
 Italy
Egypt
Nigeria

GSPC (until 2007)

AQIM (from 2007)
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (from 2017)
MOJWA (2011–13)
Al-Mourabitoun (2013–17)
Ansar Dine (2012–17)
Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia) (from 2011)[19]
Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade (from 2012)[20]
Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) (2012–2017)
Salafia Jihadia[8]
Islamic State Boko Haram (from 2006, part of ISIL since 2015)[9][21]


Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2014)

Ongoing
Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009) Niger
Mali
In Niger:
Niger Movement for Justice
Front of Forces for Rectification (2008 split)
Niger Patriotic Front (2009 split)
In Mali:
ADC
ATMNC (2008 split)
Victory
War in the Sahel
(2011–present)
Alliance of Sahel States

Benin
Togo[a]
Ivory Coast[b]
Algeria[c]
Mauritania[d]


Supported by:
Africa Corps (since 2021)[26][e]
Turkey (since 2022)[28]
France (2013–2023)[29]
United States (until 2024)[30]
MINUSMA (2013–2023)[f]
AFISMA (2012–2013)
G5 Sahel (until 2023)



Azawad Liberation Front[36]


Nigerien anti-coup movement:

Former belligerents:
Ongoing
Boko Haram insurgency
(2009–present)
Nigeria
Chad
Niger
Cameroon
Turkey
Boko Haram
Ansaru
Ongoing (Map of the current military situation)
2023 Nigerien coup d'état

(2023)

Government of Niger National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland M62 Movement Coup was successful
2023 Nigerien crisis

Supported by:

NigerGovernment of Niger Victory
  • Complete French withdrawal by 22 December 2023

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