Wednesday, December 5, 2018

2018 Global Terrorism Index Shows That Nigeria is Winning the War on Boko Haram



2018 Global Terrorism Index Shows That Nigeria is Winning the War on Boko Haram
       
LONDON, Dec. 5, 2018 /CNW/ -


  • Deaths from terrorism have decreased by 27 per cent in 2017 to 18,814 globally. This is the third consecutive year of improvement.
  • The fall in global terrorism is reflected in the index: 94 countries improved this year, with 46 deteriorating - the highest number of countries to improve year on year since 2004.
  • The global economic impact of terrorism was US$52 billion in 2017; a decrease of 42 per cent  from the previous year. 
  • Deaths in Europe fell by 75 per cent. France, Belgium and Germany had significant improvements. However, Spain deteriorated significantly.
  • Terrorism is still a global phenomenon with 67 countries recording at least one death in 2017.
  • There has been an increase in far-right terrorism in North America and Western Europe, which in 2017, accounted for 59 attacks and 17 deaths.
  • ISIL's decline contributed to a 56 per cent  reduction in deaths in Iraq between 2016 and 2017. However, ISIL remains the world's deadliest terrorist group.

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