1/20/2024 0 Comments Largest current armed conflict![]() ![]() The Sahel has become the new epicentre of terrorism. Four of the ten countries with the largest increases in deaths from terrorism were also in sub-Saharan Africa: Niger, Mali, the DRC and Burkina Faso.įollowing military defeats in Syria and Iraq, IS shifted its attention to the Sahel, with deaths from terrorism rising ten times in the region since 2007. The Index highlights that terrorism remains a serious threat, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 48% of total global deaths from terrorism. The number of deaths has remained approximately the same for the last four years. Two thirds of countries recorded no attacks or deaths from terrorism – the best result since 2007 – while 86 countries recorded an improvement on their GTI score. In 2021, deaths from terrorism fell by 1.2% to 7,142, while attacks rose by 17%, highlighting that terrorism is becoming less lethal. LONDON, 2 March 2022: The 2022 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) reveals that despite an increase in attacks, the impact of terrorism continues to decline. Terrorists are using more advanced technologies including drones, GPS systems and encrypted messaging services.There were five times more political attacks than religious attacks. ![]() ![]() In the West, politically motivated attacks overtook religious attacks, which declined by 82%.Terrorism has become more concentrated, with 119 countries recording no deaths, the best result since 2007.Islamic State (IS) replaces the Taliban as the world’s deadliest terror group in 2021, with 15 deaths per attack in Niger.Myanmar had the largest rise in terrorism with deaths increasing 20 times to 521 deaths in 2021.The Sahel is home to the world’s fastest growing and most-deadly terrorist groups.Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48% of global terrorism deaths.The US recorded its lowest score since 2012. Terrorism in the West declined substantially, with attacks falling by 68%.The Ukraine conflict is likely to drive a rise in traditional and cyber terrorism, reversing previous improvements in the region.Despite global terrorist attacks increasing to 5,226 in 2021, deaths declined slightly by 1.2%.Global Terrorism Index 2022: Sub-Saharan Africa emerges as global epicentre of terrorism, as global deaths decline ![]()
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