List of wars involving Niger

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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Niger .

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria [1]
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Old Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [2]
other allies

Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Victory
Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
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:
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
1995 peace accords
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of the United Nations.svg MINUSMA [3] (from 2013)
AFISMA [4] (from 2013)
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger [5]
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad [3]
Flag of France.svg France [3] [6] [7]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey

Limited involvement:
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [8]
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso [9] [10]
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast [11]
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal [10]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain [12] [13] [14] [15]
Supported by:
Flag of the United States.svg United States (AFRICOM) [3] [15] [16]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [15] [17] [18]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Flag of Jihad.svg GSPC (until 2007)

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg AQIM (from 2007)
AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (from 2017)
Flag of al-Qaeda.svg MOJWA (2011–13)
Flag of Jihad.svg Al-Mourabitoun (2013–17)
AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Ansar Dine (2012–17)
Flag of Jihad.svg Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia) (from 2011) [19]
Flag of Jihad.svg Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade (from 2012) [20]
Flag of Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).svg Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) (2012–2017)
Flag of al-Qaeda.svg Salafia Jihadia [8]
AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Boko Haram (from 2006, part of ISIL since 2015) [9] [21]


AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2014)

Ongoing
Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009) Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
In Niger:
Niger Movement for Justice
Front of Forces for Rectification (2008 split)
Niger Patriotic Front (2009 split)
In Mali:
ADC
ATMNC (2008 split)
Victory
Boko Haram insurgency
(2009–present)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Jihad.svg Boko Haram
Ansaru
Ongoing
2023 Nigerien coup d'état

(2023)

Flag of Niger.svg Government of Niger Flag of niger armed forces obv.jpg National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland M62 Movement Coup was successful
2023 Nigerien crisis

Supported by:

Flag of Niger.svg Government of Niger
Supported by:
Victory
  • Complete French withdrawal by 22 December 2023

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Notes

  1. The 2023 Nigerien coup d'état is opposed by active members of the ECOWAS bloc. Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea are members of ECOWAS that were suspended following coup d'états which established military juntas in their respective countries.