2021 Adab-Dab attack 2021
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 2 November 2021 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2021 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Niger | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War in the Sahel | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 15.0771, 2.3431 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On 2 November 2021, gunmen of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara ambushed a delegation being held by the mayor of Bani-Bangou in the village of Adab-Dab, Niger. The attack killed the town mayor and 68 others.
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