2007 Tezerzaït attack
| 2007 Tezerzaït attack | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Niger | Niger Movement for Justice | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 87 | ~100 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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15 killed 43 injured 72 POWs | Unknown | ||||||||
On June 22, 2007, the Niger Movement for Justice attacked Nigerien government positions in Tezirzaït, Niger. The battle was the first major incident in the 2007–2009 Tuareg rebellion.