Kouré shooting

Kouré shooting
Part of the Insurgency in the Sahel
LocationKouré, Kollo, Tillabéri, Niger
Date9 August 2020
TargetFrench aid workers and Nigerien guides
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths8
PerpetratorIslamic State in the Greater Sahara

The Kouré shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Niger on 9 August 2020. The attack left at least 8 civilians dead, six French and two Nigeriens. The attack took place in Kouré, a rural community in Tillabéri Region.