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According to Institute for Economics & Peace, Terrorism gets worse as global conflicts drive risk of new wave

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 29, 2024

Over 90% of terrorist attacks and 98% of terrorism deaths in 2023 occurred in conflict zones, underscoring the strong link between conflict and terrorism.

Key Points: 
  • Over 90% of terrorist attacks and 98% of terrorism deaths in 2023 occurred in conflict zones, underscoring the strong link between conflict and terrorism.
  • The Global Terrorism Index 2024 (GTI) highlights that terrorism remains a serious global threat, with total deaths from terrorism increasing by 22% to 8,352 in 2023, now at their highest since 2017.
  • The GTI is produced by the leading international think tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and has been published annually for the last eleven years.
  • The report ranks 163 countries (99.7 % of the world's population) according to the impact of terrorism.

According to Institute for Economics & Peace, Terrorism gets worse as global conflicts drive risk of new wave

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 29, 2024

Over 90% of terrorist attacks and 98% of terrorism deaths in 2023 occurred in conflict zones, underscoring the strong link between conflict and terrorism.

Key Points: 
  • Over 90% of terrorist attacks and 98% of terrorism deaths in 2023 occurred in conflict zones, underscoring the strong link between conflict and terrorism.
  • The Global Terrorism Index 2024 (GTI) highlights that terrorism remains a serious global threat, with total deaths from terrorism increasing by 22% to 8,352 in 2023, now at their highest since 2017.
  • The GTI is produced by the leading international think tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and has been published annually for the last eleven years.
  • The report ranks 163 countries (99.7 % of the world's population) according to the impact of terrorism.

Terrorist attacks more deadly, despite decline in the West

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world's deadliest terrorist group in 2022 for the eighth consecutive year, with attacks in 21 countries.

Key Points: 
  • Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world's deadliest terrorist group in 2022 for the eighth consecutive year, with attacks in 21 countries.
  • Declining terrorism in the West is met with intensified attacks in other regions.
  • In the West, the number of attacks continues to fall, with successive falls each year since 2017.
  • Forty attacks were recorded in 2022, a decrease of 27% when compared to the 55 attacks in 2021.

Terrorist attacks more deadly, despite decline in the West

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world's deadliest terrorist group in 2022 for the eighth consecutive year, with attacks in 21 countries.

Key Points: 
  • Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world's deadliest terrorist group in 2022 for the eighth consecutive year, with attacks in 21 countries.
  • Declining terrorism in the West is met with intensified attacks in other regions.
  • In the West, the number of attacks continues to fall, with successive falls each year since 2017.
  • Forty attacks were recorded in 2022, a decrease of 27% when compared to the 55 attacks in 2021.