The grisly attacks in France and Lebanon last week have
fixed attention on the violence perpetrated by ISIS. But a study published this
week indicates that the world’s deadliest terrorist organization actually
operates in our very own country, Nigeria.
fixed attention on the violence perpetrated by ISIS. But a study published this
week indicates that the world’s deadliest terrorist organization actually
operates in our very own country, Nigeria.
The 2015 Global Terrorism Index, published by the Institute
for Economics & Peace, found that Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist group,
was responsible for 6,644 deaths in 2014, compared with 6,073 at the hands of
ISIS. Boko Haram, which was founded in 2002 as an Islamist movement against Western
education morphed into an armed insurgency in 2009.
for Economics & Peace, found that Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist group,
was responsible for 6,644 deaths in 2014, compared with 6,073 at the hands of
ISIS. Boko Haram, which was founded in 2002 as an Islamist movement against Western
education morphed into an armed insurgency in 2009.
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