Wanzarbé attack 2017
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 6 March 2017 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2017 | 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 | Insurgency in the Maghreb | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 14.7544, 0.3678 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On March 6, 2017, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) militants attacked Nigerien forces between Wanzarbe and Yatakala, Niger.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Wanzarbé attack (revision 1370749512), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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