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Why is Canada so obsessed with so little terrorism?

For a land which sees so little terrorism our media and ‘national security experts’ appear to think – and react – differently.

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What can we actually ‘predict’ when it comes to terrorism?

Our obsession with future-casting on all matters, including terrorist trends, may be understandable but that does not make it viable.

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So who gets to decide what is and what is not a terrorist group?

The decision to name some groups as terrorist is often a very biased one: it is important to see why certain groups are labeled as such

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March 26, 2016: Terrorists target soldiers in the DRC

On this day in 2016 members of the APCLS killed two Congolese soldiers and wounded a third in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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March 22, 2016: Terrorists stab Christian convert in Bangladesh

On this day in 2016 terrorists knifed to death a Christian convert in northern Bangladesh in the latest in a series of attacks onother religious groups

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March 20, 1993: IRA bombing kills two children in the UK

On this day in 1993 two bombs planted in litter bins on a busy shopping street in Warrington detonated within minutes of each other, killing two children.

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March 16, 2016: Two female suicide bombers attack mosque in Nigeria

On this day in 2016 two female suicide bombers attacked a mosque in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing 22 worshippers

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This week in terrorism: March 8-14, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 8th to the 14th of March 2021.

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March 13, 2016: Gunmen target beach resort in Ivory Coast

On this day in 2016 at least 16 people were killed in a gun attack on a beach resort in southern Ivory Coast.

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This week in terrorism: March 1-7, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 1st to the 7th of March, 2021