Nigeria, where the sect operates, now occupies the 4 position on the Global Terrorism Index preceded only by Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Terrorist group Boko Haram has been classified as the fourth most dangerous in the world according to statistics released by the Australia and US-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
Nigeria, where the sect operates, now occupies the 4 position on the Global Terrorism Index preceded only by Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
According to the statistics, two thirds of the terrorist attacks carried out in the world occurred in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
These attacks were carried out by only four militant groups; Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, (ISIS) also known as ISIL, the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, transnational al Qaeda-affiliated networks and Boko Haram.
“There is no doubt it is a growing problem. The causes are complex but the four groups responsible for most of the deaths all have their roots in fundamentalist Islam,” IEP founder Steve Killelea said.
7 key points from the 2014 Global Terrorism Index are:
- In 2013, 66% of all fatalities from claimed terrorist attacks were caused by four terrorist groups: the Taliban, Boko Haram , ISIL and al-Qa’ida. The primary targets of terrorist attacks are citizens and private property.
- 17,958 people were killed in terrorist attacks last year, that’s 61% more than the previous year.
- 82% of all deaths from terrorist attacks occur in just 5 countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria.
- More than 90% of all terrorist attacks occur in countries that have gross human rights violations.
- Iraq is the country most impacted by terrorism; last year there were 2,492 terrorist attacks in Iraq which killed 6,362 people.
- Most terrorist attacks use explosives; since 2000 only 5% were suicide attacks.
- Since the 1960s, 83% of terrorist organisations that ended, ceased to operate due to policing or politicisation. Only 7% ended due to military intervention
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