Posted on 06/26/2016 4:48:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin
To assess the scope and nature of terrorism in 2016, the Los Angeles Times sought to chart the worldwide toll of deaths and injuries in a single month. From government and police reports, terrorism databases, news accounts and their own independent reporting, Times journalists in the U.S. and around the globe compiled a record of every fatal act of terrorism during the 30 days of April.
They confirmed 858 deaths in 27 countries. An additional 1,385 were injured.
Recent attacks in Paris and Brussels, San Bernardino and Orlando, Fla., have left Americans and Europeans feeling besieged. But the data show that terrorism strikes everywhere — from Armenia to Peru, India to Thailand, Bangladesh to the Philippines. The deadliest places were chronic trouble spots — Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria — and most of the dead were Muslims, slain by other Muslims.
The number of terrorist attacks around the world actually decreased by 13% last year, according to the U.S. State Department, the biggest decline in more than a decade. But the reality is that terrorist attacks over the last 15 years have become more deadly, more indiscriminate and more wide-ranging.
During April, not one day escaped bloodshed committed by terrorists.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Non-Islamic attacks are indicated in bold (only groups with more than one killing in the month), with a brief comment on the affiliation of the attackers if not Islamic:
Islamic State - 395 killings in April
Taliban - 109 killings in April
Shabab - 41 killings in April
Syrian rebels - 23 killings in April
Abu Sayyaf - 19 killings in April
Indian Maoists - 16 killings in April [communist]
Pakistani Taliban - 10 killings in April
Shining Path - 10 killings in April [communist]
Kurdistan Workers Party - 9 killings in April [allied with communists]
Al Qaeda - 7 killings in April
Lord's Resistance Army - 6 killings in April [no particular affiliation]
Renamo - 5 killings in April [no particular affiliation]
Ansar Dine - 4 killings in April
Baluch insurgents - 4 killings in April
Ansar al Islam - 3 killings in April
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar - 3 killings in April
New People's Army - 3 killings in April [communist]
United Liberation Front of Asom - 3 killings in April [no particular affiliation]
Maute group - 2 killings in April
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Total killed by Islamic terrorists: 620 or 92%
Total killed by communist terrorists: 38; or 6%
Total killed by all other terrorists: 14; or 2%
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Nope. I don't see any patterns. It seems like all but 14 murders were committed by people Obama likes and admires, but that just means he's a friendly guy.
See my post 21 above. For April, Muslims were only 92%. But you get rid of 98% of terrorism if you get rid of Muslims and communists.
Chicago better hurry and catch up.
Where’s the #InfidelLivesMatter campaign?
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