This blog is an attempt to track terrorist attacks worldwide on a weekly basis. While recognising the challenges in defining ‘terrorism’, the incidents listed here will be limited to attacks committed – or claimed – by known terrorist groups (Al Qaeda, Islamic State, FARC, etc.) or those where there is a clear underlying ideological, religious […]
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Islamist terrorists once again dominate globally in Africa, Asia and even Europe: nary a single far right attack or any other motivation
Predictions of a ‘rise’ in far right terrorism have been making the rounds for several years and been found wanting: is it time to admit that jihadis still rule the terrorism roost?
Sunni jihadis again dominate the global terrorism scene this week and an ISIS attack in Istanbul is a reminder the group is still active.
There does not appear to be any limit to which Iran is sponsoring – allegedly – terrorist groups around the world.
Global terrorism trends showed no change in the second week of January with jihadi violence again dominant and no sign of far right attacks
While terrorism, largely of the Islamist variety, is global, some nations do not appear to suffer from it as much – why?
This is a summary of terrorism around the world for the week of January 1-7, with a short discussion on the implications for global security.
International causes make strange bedfellows, but the speed with which left-wingers adopted Hamas rhetoric will prove to be counterproductive
Some in Canada think that those who joined ISIS are ‘victims’ who need to be ‘rescued’. How do real victims, i.e. Yazidis, feel about this?