On February 10, 2023, militants from Islamic State in the Greater Sahara ambushed Nigerien soldiers at Intagamey, Niger, killing at least seventeen people.

[1] At the time of the attack, Niger was the only country in the tri-border region that allowed French troops to be involved in counter-terrorism efforts.

[2] Jihadists attacked a convoy of Nigerien vehicles participating in Operation Almahaou, with a provisional death toll mentioning eleven soldiers killed, thirteen injured, and sixteen missing.

[3] The Nigerien Ministry of Defense stated on February 17 that seventeen soldiers had been killed in the attack, thirteen were wounded, and twelve were missing.

The operation saw Nigerien troops enter Malian territory to kill the jihadists including their leader Hamakat, who masterminded the Intagamey attack.