This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Niger. ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result Gulf War(1990–1991)
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other allies Victory Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) 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: 1995 peace accords Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) / /(since 2011) MINUSMA (from 2013)AFISMA (from 2013) Limited involvement: Supported by: (AFRICOM)AFRICOM kicks off Operation Flintlock to counter jihadism in Africa . 12 February 2016. 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) Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade (from 2012) Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) (2012–2017) Salafia Jihadia Boko Haram (from 2006, part of ISIL since 2015)
(from 2014) Libyan Provinces Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyyah Wilayat al-Jazair Ongoing Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009) In Niger:Niger Movement for JusticeFront of Forces for Rectification (2008 split)Niger Patriotic Front (2009 split)In Mali:ADCATMNC (2008 split) Victory War in the Sahel(2011–present) Alliance of Sahel States Mali Niger Burkina Faso Benin Togo Ivory Coast Algeria /
Supported by: Africa Corps (since 2021) Turkey (since 2022) France (2013–2023) United States (until 2024) MINUSMA (2013–2023) AFISMA (2012–2013)G5 Sahel (until 2023)
Al-Qaeda Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin Ansarul Islam Boko Haram
Islamic State Islamic State - Sahel Province Lakurawa (2023–present) Islamic State - West Africa Province
Azawad Liberation Front
Nigerien anti-coup movement: Patriotic Front for Justice Free Armed Forces Ongoing Mali War: Tuareg rebels and allied Islamists overrun Northern Mali in 2012 until pushed back by a French intervention Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso: Mali War spills over into Burkina Faso by 2015 as Islamists capture about 40% of Burkinabé territory Islamist insurgency in Niger Boko Haram insurgency arises and extends in Chad, Niger, and Cameroon French and American intervention on behalf of governments Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict and the JNIM-ISGS war Jihadist insurgency in Northern Benin Rise of the coup belt Boko Haram insurgency(2009–present) Boko HaramAnsaru Ongoing (Map of the current military situation) Expansion of conflict into neighboring Cameroon, Chad, Mali, and Niger Turkish forces and Syrian mercenaries deployed to Niger Coalition offensive in 2015 forces Boko Haram to retreat into the Sambisa Forest Abubakar Shekau killed on 19 May 2021 amid ISWAP's capture of Sambisa Forest Boko Haram largely dissolves and rise of ISWAP2023 Nigerien coup d'état (2023) Government of Niger PNDS-TarayyaNational Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland M62 Movement Coup was successful2023 Nigerien crisisSupported by:Government of Niger Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism ECOWAS
Victory Complete French withdrawal by 22 December 2023
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