Petel Kole attack
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- 19 civilians killed
- 2 policemen killed
| Petel Kole attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |
| Location | Petel Kole border outpost, Niger |
| Date | March 17, 2022 |
| Deaths | 21 killed
|
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State – Sahil Province (per ACLED) |
On March 17, 2022, suspected Islamic State - Sahel Province militants attacked a bus traveling from Burkina Faso to Téra, Niger, in the Nigerien village of Petel Kole, killing at least twenty-one people including two Nigerien police officers.
Throughout the jihadist insurgency in Niger, the Burkinabe-Nigerien border, in particular the tripoint area between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has been a hotbed of jihadist violence by groups such as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (which renamed to IS - Sahel in March 2022).[1] The Petel Kole border post, directly on the border between Burkina Faso and Niger, has seen several attacks by ISGS since the jihadist insurgency spread to Niger.[2] An October 2021 attack killed three Nigerien police officers and wounded several others at Petel Kole.[2]