Boko Haram, is now the deadliest terrorist group in the world after being responsible for 6,664 deaths last
year. It has killed more than any other terrorist group in the world, including the
Islamic State, which killed 6,073 people in 2014, according to a report
released Wednesday tracking terrorist attacks globally.
The Global Terrorism Index is an
annual report by the New York City-based Institute for Economics and
Peace. It tracks global deaths from terror attacks, which it defines as
“an intentional act of violence or threat of violence by a non-state
actor.”
The index distinguishes between
terror attacks and battlefield deaths, and notes that the majority of
people killed by the Islamic State die in combat, including at least
20,000 people in 2014.
The total death toll of Boko Haram
violence is also thought to be higher than the terror-related deaths
tallied in the report. The highly respected Nigeria Security Tracker,
compiled by the U.S.-based Council on Foreign Relations, found that
over 6,000 people were killed in clashes between Boko Haram and Nigerian
forces in 2014.
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