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ARTICLE · 19 SEPTEMBER 2024

Global Terrorism Index 2024 Unveils Rising Threats And Financial Challenges

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The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2024, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace, highlights key trends in global terrorism. In 2023, terrorism-related deaths...

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The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2024, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace, highlights key trends in global terrorism. In 2023, terrorism-related deaths increased by 22% to 8,352 fatalities. Despite this increase, the total number of attacks decreased by 23% to 3,350, indicating fewer but more deadly incidents.

A key event in 2023 was the October 7th Hamas attack in Israel, resulting in 1,200 deaths. This was the largest terrorist attack since 9/11. Even excluding this event, global terrorism deaths rose by 5%, demonstrating the growing concentration and growing number of fatalities of terrorist activities.

Burkina Faso topped the GTI rankings for the first time, replacing Afghanistan and Iraq. The country saw a 68% increase in terrorism deaths, with nearly a quarter of all global terrorist fatalities occurring there. This shift highlights the growing threat of terrorism in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the Sahel region, which accounted for 47%

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