Niger: HRW report warns of escalating Islamic State group attacks on civilians

The NGO Human Rights Watch released a new report Wednesday that warns of a rising number of attacks on civilians from Islamic State-affiliated militants in Niger.

Drawing on around thirty testimonies collected between May and July 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published a new report detailing an escalating number of attacks from the Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) against civilians.

According to the findings, the IS…