30,000 foreign fighters went to Syria and Iraq in 2014 - report
Seven thousand arrived in first half of 2015 with a quarter from Europe and Turkey, says terrorism index...
View ArticleGlobal terrorism increased by 80% in 2014, says study
(CNN)The deadly terror attacks in Paris and Beirut last week are consistent with a worldwide trend of increased terrorism -- now at its highest level ever -- according to a new study. Deaths from...
View ArticleTerrorist killings up by 80% in 2014, fuelling flow of refugees, report says
Attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria and Isis in Syria and Iraq drive increase in deaths, with civilians increasingly targeted, Global Terrorism Index shows...
View ArticleUp to 30,000 foreign fighters have gone to Syria and Iraq since 2011 – report
A quarter are from Europe and Turkey, and 7,000 arrived in first half of 2015, says terrorism index...
View ArticleThis map shows how terrorism has spiked across the world over the past year
Terrorism increased by 80% in 2014 reaching the highest levels ever recorded, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace's annual published on November 16th. This sharp escalation in violence...
View ArticleBoko Haram overtakes ISIS as world’s deadliest terror organisation
A report developed by the Institute for Economics and Peace and based on data from the Global Terrorism Database of START, reveals that just two terrorist groups, ISIL and Boko Haram, are now jointly...
View ArticleNew Report Says Boko Haram World's Deadliest Terrorist Organization In 2014
2:21 PM ET Camila Domonoske i People gather to look at a burnt car following a bomb explosion that rocked a roundabout near the crowded Monday Market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on July 1, 2014. The city...
View ArticleTerrorism deaths in 2014 the highest on record, Global Terrorism Index 2015...
The number of people killed by terrorism reached a record high in 2014, with almost four in five of these deaths occurring in just five countries, new research shows. Terrorism killed more than 32,600...
View ArticleIndia among 10 nations impacted by terrorism in 2014: report
New York: India is among the 10 countries most impacted by terrorism in 2014, according to a new report, which said that ISIS and Boko Haram are now jointly responsible for more than half of all global...
View ArticleReport: Terror Attacks, Deaths Rise Sharply in 2013
Mia Bush The number of people killed in terrorist attacks jumped more than 60 percent from 2012 to 2013, due largely to unrest in the Middle East and Nigeria, a report released Tuesday found. Deaths...
View ArticleState Department report: ISIS breaking new ground as new leader in terror groups
Washington (CNN)In the eyes of the State Department, ISIS is beating al-Qaida at being the world's leading terrorist group. The "unprecedented" spread and brutality of ISIS, its strength in recruiting...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: 20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2015 file photo, a Syrian Kurdish sniper looks at the rubble in the Syrian city of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani. Foreign fighters are streaming in...
View ArticleActs of terrorism rose by more than a third last year
Extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria unleashed a savage rise in violence between 2013 and 2014, according to new statistics released by the State Department. Attacks largely at the hands of the...
View ArticleGlobal cost of conflict reaches $14.3tn, says report
Global Peace Index shows wars wreaking havoc on economies as world spends more than 13% of GDP on costs related to violence...
View ArticleUS: 35 percent spike in global terror attacks in 2014
Extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria unleashed a savage rise in violence between 2013 and 2014, according to new statistics released by the State Department. Attacks largely at the hands of the...
View Article20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq: US intelligence officials
WASHINGTON: Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State or other extremist groups, including at least 3,400 from Western nations among 20,000...
View Article35% increase: Why 2014 was a big year in terror
Extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria unleashed a savage rise in violence between 2013 and 2014, according to new statistics released by the State Department. Attacks largely at the hands of the...
View ArticleReligious extremism main cause of terrorism, according to report
Since 2001 religious extremism has overtaken national separatism to become the main driver of terrorist attacks around the world, according to the Global Terrorism Index...
View ArticleUS:35% increase in global terror attacks in 2014
June 20: Extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria unleashed a savage rise in violence between 2013 and 2014, according to new statistics released by the State Department. Attacks largely at the...
View ArticleGlobal Terror Report: Attacks Increasing, Deaths Soaring, ISIS Supplanting Al...
According to the Times-Picayune, the official figures showed that about 33,000 people were killed in 13,500 terrorist attacks in 2014. That is up from the roughly 10,000 attacks and just over 18,000...
View Article20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq to join ISIL
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or other extremist groups, including...
View ArticleNearly 30,000 foreign fighters went to Syria and Iraq: report
New York: About 30,000 foreign fighters, including 250 Americans, have travelled to Iraq and Syria since 2011 with most of them looking to join the dreaded Islamic State terror group, according to a...
View ArticleGlobal terror deaths increase by 61 per cent: Study
Global Terrorism Index shows Iraq as the country most affected by terrorism, recording a 164 per cent rise in fatalities. The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped by 61 per cent...
View ArticleAnnual death toll in conflicts rises sharply – research group
A swell in violence across the Middle East and parts of Africa caused the death toll in war-torn countries to increase by more than 29 percent last year, according to a report released Wednesday. The...
View ArticleGlobal 'terror' deaths up by 61 percent: study
London (AFP) - The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped by 61 percent in 2013, reflecting the rise of Boko Haram and Islamic State jihadists, the Institute for Economics and...
View ArticleWorld terrorism deaths spiked last year – but only in five countries. Why?
Terrorism is up – but concentrated in a handful of countries where an even smaller number of terror groups are carrying out the bulk of attacks. No one will be surprised to hear that terrorism deaths...
View Article2015 Global Peace Index Reveals an Increasingly Divided World
Peacefulness in Europe reaches an historic high The Middle East is spiralling into deepening violence Many OECD countries reached historically high levels of peace, boosted by reductions in homicide...
View ArticleIS ahead in turf war with Al Qaeda: US
Washington, June 20: The Islamic State is beating Al Qaeda at being the world's leading terrorist group, says the US State Department. The "unprecedented" spread and brutality of IS, its strength in...
View ArticleLives lost to terrorism up by 61%, with 18,000 dead
The number of lives lost to terrorist attacks increased by 61 per cent in a single year, according to the second edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). People killed rose from 11,133 in 2012 to...
View ArticleFivefold increase in terrorism fatalities since 9/11, says report
Islamic State, Boko Haram, the Taliban and al-Qaida responsible for most of the 18,000 killings last year...
View ArticleIndia sixth worst affected country by terrorism in 2013: Report
LONDON: India was the sixth worst affected country by terrorism in 2013 — the other five being war zones at present. As many as 43 different terrorist groups categorized into three groups: Islamists,...
View ArticleWar on terror fails to stop surge in global attacks
Terrorism is on the rise, with an almost fivefold increase in fatalities since the dramatic 9/11 attacks in the United States in 2001. This is in spite of US-led efforts to combat terrorism in the...
View Article2014 Global Terrorism Index: Number of Lives Lost to Terrorism Increased 61%...
Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) Logo Facebook Twitter Pinterest × Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) Logo LONDON, November 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- There were almost 10,000 terrorist...
View Article2014 Global Terrorism Index: Number of Lives Lost to Terrorism Increased 61%...
There were almost 10,000 terrorist attacks recorded in 2013 representing a 44% increase on 2012, resulting in nearly 18,000 deaths representing a 61% increase from the previous year. 24 countries...
View Article'Unprecedented' rise in deaths from terrorism: study
LONDON: The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 per cent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said Tuesday. The Global...
View ArticleGlobal terror attack deaths rose sharply in 2013, says report
The number of deaths from terrorism increased by 61% between 2012 and 2013, a study into international terrorism says. There were nearly 10,000 terrorist attacks in 2013, a 44% increase from the...
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