Almost 16'000 Dead in the last year by Terror

The number of worldwide victims of terrorism has fallen in the last year, the fourth Time in a row. This is one of the Global terrorism Index of the think tank IEP (Institute for Economics and Peace), published on Wednesday in London.

Therefore, in 2018, were killed by terrorism worldwide, 15'952 people. Compared with 2014, the worst year, that's a decline of more than 50 percent. In the year 2017, 25'673 people came through terrorism killed.

Also in Europe, including Turkey, were to complain to 2018, significantly fewer terrorist deaths than in the previous year. More than 200 people were killed in 2017 by the Hand of terrorists, it was 2018 62.

for the First time since 2003, Iraq was no longer in the past year, the most affected country. The number of victims of terrorism dropped by 75 percent, to 1054. The sad record in Afghanistan now holds. There 7379 people through terrorism, have died in the past year, almost 60 percent more than in 2017. According to the Taliban replaced the terrorist militia Islamic state (IS) as the deadliest group.

Oceania in focus

Also in Nigeria, Mali and Mozambique, the Situation deteriorated significantly. Nigeria recorded in the past year, 2040 Terror victims. In Sub-Saharan Africa were registered for the first time more terror victims than in the Region of the middle East and North Africa.

the threat is increased by a right-wing extremist terrorism. In the past five years, tripled the number of terrorist attacks by extreme right-wing perpetrators in Europe, North America and Oceania (Australia and new Zealand) was. In the year 2018, 26 people were killed worldwide by extreme right-wing terrorism. In the current year to the end of September, there were already 77 people Dead. Nevertheless, the proportion of extreme-right terror victims to the number of global terrorist deaths is still low. For most of the victims of Islamist groups were responsible.

The economic damage caused to 2018 by terrorism, is estimated by the Institute to 33 billion US-dollars. (nag/sda)

Created: 20.11.2019, 07:40 PM