2017 Ayorou attack

2017 Ayorou attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger
2017 Ayorou attack (Niger)
Date October 21, 2017 Location Ayorou, Tillaberi Region, Niger Result ISGS victory
Belligerents
Niger	Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Casualties and losses
13 killed 5 injured 3 vehicles captured	3+ killed 1 vehicle destroyed

The 2017 Ayorou attack occurred on 21 October 2017 when armed militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked a Nigerien military outpost in the village of Ayorou in southwestern Niger, killing 13 gendarmes. Occurring just weeks after a similar attack in the area killed four American and four Nigerien troops, the attack was carried out by ISGS gunmen who crossed the porous border from Mali.