Militant Islamist attacks climb from 171 in 2009 to 738 in 2015; Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb expands into West Africa to challenge Islamic State
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The number of militant Islamist attacks in Africa rose dramatically between 2009 and 2015, according to new research released by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight.
In 2009, IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre recorded 171 militant Islamist attacks across Africa that caused 541 fatalities. In 2015, there were 738 attacks, which resulted in 4,600 fatalities. Attacks have increased over 200 percent and fatalities by more than 750 percent.
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