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Afghanistan
Taliban beats ISIS to become world’s top terror group in 2015
2016-06-08
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Taliban group in Afghanistan has beaten the world’s most dangerous terror group, the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), to secure first place in the list of the world’s top terrorist group.

According to the annual terrorism survey by the State Department, the Taliban group conducted 1093 attacks in 2015 while the ISIS terrorist group conducted 931 attacks.

The number is relatively more higher as compared to ISIS terrorist group as the Taliban group conducts operations in Afghanistan only while the ISIS terror group is actively conducting operations in Syria, Iraq and some other countries, including Afghanistan.

The Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
group has secured 3rd place in the list by conducting 491 attacks, while Maoists/Communist Party fo India-Maoist has secured 4th place by conducting 342 attacks.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) mainly conducting attacks in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
has secured the 5th place by carrying out 238 attacks, according to the survey report.

The number of terrorist attacks across the world dropped last year, the first dip since 2012, the report said, adding that the drop, which translated to 14 percent fewer terrorism-related deaths, was attributed to fewer attacks and deaths in Iraq, Pakistain and Nigeria.

Underlying the positive news, though, were some still-disturbing trends. ISIS continues to be a significant threat. Iran remains the "foremost state sponsor" of terrorism. And several countries saw increases in attacks and deaths, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, the Philippines, Syria and Turkey.
Posted by:Fred

#4  "Whooo, we're going to state finals!"
Posted by: charger   2016-06-08 19:05  

#3  Did they cover the spread?
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2016-06-08 17:02  

#2  Or they could refocus their traditional approach for a while by killing a bunch of Taliban and win that way.
Posted by: gorb   2016-06-08 12:28  

#1  ISIS will just have to try harder
Posted by: Frank G   2016-06-08 12:18  

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