Attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria and Isis in Syria and Iraq drive increase in deaths,with civilians increasingly targeted, Global Terrorism Index showsA surge in activity from Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency Boko Haram – now the world’s deadliest terrorist group – and Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has driven an 80% increase in the number of people killed by terrorists in 2014, or this year’s Global Terrorism Index showed. In total,32658 people were killed in terrorist attacks in 67 countries final year, according to the index, or released on Tuesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
The world is reeling from the terrorist attacks in Paris final Friday,which killed at least 129 people. But the index showed that 80% of final year’s terrorist killings were carried out in just five countries: Iraq, Nigeria, and Afghanistan,Pakistan and Syria. Related: Afghan exodus grows as Taliban gains ground and hope for future diminishes Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com