Incident Summary:

03/13/2020: Assailants attacked Assaga village in Gueskerou, Diffa, Niger. At least one civilian was killed in the attack. This was one of five related incidents in Gueskerou on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
202003130037

When:
2020-03-13

Country:
Niger

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diffa

City:
Assaga

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Gueskerou subdistrict.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Assaga Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Niger
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Boko Haram (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"April Alerts and March Trends 2020," Crisisweb, April 3, 2020.