According to US counter-terror report, India among 5 countries that faced most terror attacks in 2016. The report also revealed that more than half of the terror attacks in the world in 2016 took place in five countries, including India and Pakistan.
In a media briefing on the release of the Country Reports on terrorism by the US State Department, Justin Siberell, acting coordinator for counter-terrorism, said that the total number of terror attacks in 2016 were lower than in 2015.
“Fifty-five per cent of all attacks took place in Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, and 75 per cent of all deaths due to terrorist attacks took place in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Nigeria, and Pakistan,” Siberell was quoted as saying by IANS.
“This was largely due to fewer attacks and deaths from terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Yemen. At the same time, there was an increase in terrorist attacks and total deaths in several countries, including Iraq, Somalia, and Turkey.”
He said the ISIS was responsible for more attacks and deaths than any other group in 2016. In 2015, it was the Taliban that was responsible for more attacks and deaths.
He pointed out that the statistics were compiled by the University of Maryland and “they are not a US government product”.
