A recent report released in London on Tuesday, November 17, by the Institute for Economics and Peace in its 2015 global terrorism index, has revealed shocking details regarding the number of people killed in terrorist attacks globally.
Boko Haram and ISIS have been accused of being responsible for over half of the deaths associated with terrorism.
The report said that number of deaths due to terrorism jumped by 80% to 32,658 in 2014 as 11 nations suffered more than 500 deaths.
According to the think tank report, the terrorists linked to Islamic State and Boko Haram accounted for 51 per cent of the deaths in 2014.
The think tank founder, Steve Killelea, said the institute estimated the cost of terrorism in 2014 at 52.9 billion dollars.
Killelea said five nations including: Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria bore the brunt of the attacks, suffering 78 per cent of the deaths recorded.
He further noted that 10 of the 11 nations most affected by terrorism were also among those with the highest rates of refugees and internal displacement, adding that the trend highlights the strong interconnection between the current refugee crisis, terrorism and conflict.
According to AFP,Iraqwas the worst affected with 9,929 deaths from terrorism, suffering both the highest number of attacks and the most fatalities from terrorism ever recorded by a country.
Nigeria on the other hand, had the biggest rise in fatalities from terrorism, a development which saw an increase of over 300% in deaths to 7,512.
The report shows that Western states were much less at risk from attacks, stressing that most of the attacks in the West were most likely to be perpetrated by “lone wolves” driven by political extremism, nationalism or racial and religious supremacy rather than Islamic fundamentalism.
Britainsuffered the highest number of terrorist incidents in the West, mostly relating to Irish republican paramilitaries inNorthern Ireland.
However, the report states attacks claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) in Paris that killed at least 129 last week, could prove to be a new feat.
Killelea said:“TheParisincident in many ways is a watershed within Europe. It shows that Isil (IS) has the capabilities to be able to launch sophisticated and deadly attacks in Europe.”
Since 2011,about 30,000 foreign fighters have travelled toIraqandSyria, and Killelea said that this could prove to be a risk in the not too distant future.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s military and security agencies have been placed on red alert to curtail any unforeseen attacks.
The extra alert comes on the heels of the attacks in the French capital of Paris.
Boko Haram and ISIS have been accused of being responsible for over half of the deaths associated with terrorism.
The report said that number of deaths due to terrorism jumped by 80% to 32,658 in 2014 as 11 nations suffered more than 500 deaths.
According to the think tank report, the terrorists linked to Islamic State and Boko Haram accounted for 51 per cent of the deaths in 2014.
The think tank founder, Steve Killelea, said the institute estimated the cost of terrorism in 2014 at 52.9 billion dollars.
Killelea said five nations including: Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria bore the brunt of the attacks, suffering 78 per cent of the deaths recorded.
He further noted that 10 of the 11 nations most affected by terrorism were also among those with the highest rates of refugees and internal displacement, adding that the trend highlights the strong interconnection between the current refugee crisis, terrorism and conflict.
According to AFP,Iraqwas the worst affected with 9,929 deaths from terrorism, suffering both the highest number of attacks and the most fatalities from terrorism ever recorded by a country.
Nigeria on the other hand, had the biggest rise in fatalities from terrorism, a development which saw an increase of over 300% in deaths to 7,512.
The report shows that Western states were much less at risk from attacks, stressing that most of the attacks in the West were most likely to be perpetrated by “lone wolves” driven by political extremism, nationalism or racial and religious supremacy rather than Islamic fundamentalism.
Britainsuffered the highest number of terrorist incidents in the West, mostly relating to Irish republican paramilitaries inNorthern Ireland.
However, the report states attacks claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) in Paris that killed at least 129 last week, could prove to be a new feat.
Killelea said:“TheParisincident in many ways is a watershed within Europe. It shows that Isil (IS) has the capabilities to be able to launch sophisticated and deadly attacks in Europe.”
Since 2011,about 30,000 foreign fighters have travelled toIraqandSyria, and Killelea said that this could prove to be a risk in the not too distant future.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s military and security agencies have been placed on red alert to curtail any unforeseen attacks.
The extra alert comes on the heels of the attacks in the French capital of Paris.
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