U.S. National Security Agencies Paint A Grim Picture Of Growing International Terror Groups And Operations After The Fall Of Afghanistan

 

FOX News: Afghanistan mess: Biden’s national security agencies cite growing problems 15 months after withdrawal 

The group responsible for the death of 13 American service members is now operating outside Afghanistan 

The leaders of President Biden’s top national security agencies testified that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan after U.S. troop withdrawal last August has contributed to violence and poor humanitarian conditions, and poses a possible national security threat to the United States. 

Leaders from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) gave that assessment to the House Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, close to 15 months after the U.S. haphazardly left Afghanistan after 20 years and allowed the Taliban to take over. 

Christine Abizaid, director of ODNI’s National Counterterrorism Center, told the committee that violent extremism continues to pose a threat to the West and is contributing to "worsening humanitarian conditions in regions like Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen."  

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WNU Editor: The above Congressional hearing on international and domestic threats to the US homeland provides a very sobering assessment on current terror threats.

Multiple People Killed In Bow And Arrow Attack In Norway

 

Daily Mail: At least five people killed and more injured by man armed with a bow and arrows in Norway: Police probe terror motive as suspect is arrested after marauding through of town south of Oslo for more than 30 minutes firing at random victims 

* At least five people killed and others injured by a man using a bow and arrows 

* Suspect marauded through the Norway town for 30 minutes, shooting randomly 

* Police arrested male suspect after attack in Kongsberg, Norway, on Wednesday 

* Officials said they believed the suspect was acting alone and are probing motiv 

At least five people have been killed and two others injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg. 

Police arrested the suspect after he marauded through the town for 30 minutes firing randomly at victims and are probing a possible terror motive.

'We can unfortunately confirm that there are several injured and also unfortunately several killed in this episode,' police official Oyvind Aas told a news conference. 

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More News On Multiple People Killed In Bow And Arrow Attack In Norway  

Assailant with bow and arrows kills 5 people in Norway -- AP  

Norway: Bow and arrow attack leaves 5 dead -- DW  

Multiple people killed in suspected bow and arrow attack in Norway -- CNN  

Norway bow and arrow attacks: Five killed in Kongsberg before suspect 'in confrontation' with police -- SKY News  

Kongsberg: Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack -- BBC  

Norway police say man with bow and arrow kills several people, others injured -- FOX News

Will Terror Threats Increase Under Afghanistan’s Newly Appointed Taliban Government?

Taliban forces patrol at a runway a day after U.S troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 31, 2021. Stringer Reuters  

CNBC: Terrorism will increase under Afghanistan’s newly appointed Taliban government, experts warn 

* The Taliban in Afghanistan have named a new interim government led by hardliners that includes no women, minorities or opposition members. 

* In a controversial appointment, Sirajuddin Haqqani has become Afghanistan’s interior minister, in charge of police and security. 

* Haqqani is on the FBI’s most wanted list and is a designated global terrorist as leader of the Haqqani network, known to have links to al-Qaeda. 

The Taliban in Afghanistan have named a new interim government led by hardliners as the group pledges to implement a strict Islamic rule over the country of roughly 40 million. 

The new cabinet of the freshly restored Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan contains no women and no positions for opposition members or ethnic or religious minorities. 

Few in the international community foresaw the speed with which the militant Islamist group would take over Afghanistan, making a series of stunning territorial gains in July and August as the U.S. withdrew its troops to end its 20-year war in the country. 

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Update: Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan (AP)  

WNU Editor: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says Al Qaeda may make a comeback in Afghanistan. Someone should tell the Defense Secretary that their biggest supporters (and members) are now in the Afghan government .... Taliban’s government includes designated terrorists, ex-Guantanamo detainees (Long War Journal).

2015 Paris Terror Attack Trials Begins

 

France 24: Marathon trial begins over November 2015 Paris jihadist attacks 

The biggest trial in modern French history opens on Wednesday, with 20 suspects charged in the November 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed and hundreds more injured, with an expected nine months of hearings set to reopen still raw wounds. 

The suicide bombing and gun assault by three teams of jihadists on bars, restaurants, le Stade de France and the Bataclan music venue – planned in Syria and later claimed by the Islamic State group – was the worst postwar atrocity on French territory. 

The only surviving attacker, Salah Abdeslam, arrived to stand in the dock with 13 other defendants at a purpose-built facility in central Paris. Six others are being tried in absentia. 

Twelve of the 20 people on trial, including Abdeslam, face life sentences if convicted.  

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More News On The Start Of The 2015 Paris Terror Attack Trials 

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks -- AP  

'Historic' trial over 2015 Paris terror attacks gets underway -- Euronews  

Paris attacks: Historic day of reckoning for night of terror -- BBC News  

20 men go on trial for 2015 Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 -- UPI  

Main suspect tells Paris attacks trial he's 'an Islamic State soldier' -- CNN  

Paris attacks: Suspects arrive in courtroom ahead of trial over 2015 atrocities amid heavy police presence -- SKY News  

Paris 2015 terror attacks: What happened -- The Local/AFP

Deaths From Terrorist Acts Rose 17% Globally In 2020

Janes: Deadly threats persist: deaths from terrorist activity up 20%, says Janes 

2020 full-year terrorism figures from Janes highlight 2,543 more deaths in 2020 from terrorist activity than in 2019 – despite operational activity slowing down. 

LONDON (9 March) – Data from the 2020 Global Attack Index by Janes, spanning the entirety of 2020, demonstrates a total of 17,122 non-militant deaths in 2020 resulting from attacks by non-state armed groups (NSAG), a 17.4% increase from 2019. Despite this, information from the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence recorded a 3.7% decrease in attacks – with 13,310 attacks by NSAG recorded from open-sources. 

“The overall downturn in attacks can be largely attributed to the July ceasefire in Ukraine’s Donbass region, which resulted in attacks dropping by one-third in the high-tempo separatist conflict,” said Matthew Henman, head of Terrorism and Insurgency at Janes. “This decrease masked major shifts in violence in Afghanistan and key conflict zones in sub-Saharan Africa, though, where attacks and resultant fatalities rose dramatically.” 

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Update: Deaths from terrorist acts rose by 17% globally in 2020 despite fewer attacks, terror index shows (RT) 

WNU Editor: In the U.S. the focus is on domestic terrorism .... FBI chief warns violent ‘domestic terrorism’ growing in US (AP).

U.S. Citizen Rescued By SEAL Team 6 After Being Kidnapped In Niger

 

Daily Mail: 'They were all dead before they knew what happened:' U.S. citizen, 27, kidnapped in Niger is rescued by SEAL team 6 in a high-risk raid in which six of his captors were killed 

 * Philip Walton, 27, was taken from his farm in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by kidnappers armed with AK-47 assault rifles 

 * He was brought across the border to Nigeria where U.S. officials feared he could be taken or sold to a group of Islamist militants 

 * His captors demanded a ransom from his father who also lives in Niger 

 * SEAL Team 6 rescued Walton in a daring early-morning raid on Saturday 

 * All but one of his seven captors were killed in the dramatic operation 

 * 'They were all dead before they knew what happened,' an official said 

A U.S. citizen kidnapped at gunpoint in the West African nation of Niger this past week has been rescued in a dramatic U.S. military operation in neighboring Nigeria, the defense department confirmed. 

Philip Walton, 27, was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by kidnappers armed with AK-47 assault rifles who demanded a $1million ransom from the man's father. 

The Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that the successful operation was undertaken by elite commandos from SEAL Team 6 in a daring early-morning raid after they tracked the kidnappers phones. 

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 More News On The Rescue Of A U.S. Citizen By SEAL Team 6 In Niger 

U.S. special forces rescue American held in Nigeria: officials -- Reuters 

US citizen kidnapped in Niger rescued in military operation -- AP 

US citizen freed after being abducted by gunmen in Niger -- France24 

American hostage Philip Walton rescued in dramatic military operation: Officials -- ABC News 

US special operations forces rescue American citizen held hostage in Nigeria -- CNN

The Afghan Taliban Have Surpassed ISIS As The 'World’s Deadliest' Nonstate Armed Group

Taliban militants appear at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan
Reuters / Corbis

Washington Examiner: Ignominious distinction: Taliban surpasses ISIS as 'world’s deadliest' nonstate armed group

A new analysis from Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre says the Afghanistan-based Taliban has surpassed the Islamic State to become the world’s deadliest nonstate armed group.

The group reported that while terrorist attacks decreased 10% to 14,009 in 2019, the lowest level since 2011, Taliban attacks increased by almost 90%, resulting in a 60% increase in deaths.

The data shows that the Taliban accounted for more deaths than the next nine deadliest groups combined.

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WNU Editor:  This is what I call sobering news when it comes to the Afghan war.

Is Global Terrorism In Decline?

Reuters

USA Today: Global terrorism is in decline. For victims, it doesn't feel like it

LONDON – Moments after Christine Delcros was hit by a van that mounted a sidewalk during the London Bridge terror attack, she thought to herself: "That's how one dies."

Delcros, 46, was seriously injured in the 2017 vehicle assault that, along with a stabbing rampage, killed eight people. Her fiance wasn't as lucky. Xavier Thomas' body was later found in the River Thames, where it was knocked by the terrorists' speeding van.

"Where is Xavier?" Delcros, who is French, asked a passerby who was cradling her head as she regained consciousness, according to emotional testimony she gave recently to a British inquest court. A day before the incident, Delcros had a premonition: "Just as we reached the bridge I told (Thomas) we shouldn't go there. He replied: 'Why are you saying this to me now?' I told him: 'I do not know ... I can feel it.'

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WNU Editor: Israel is saying that they stopped 50 terror attacks worldwide in the past 3 years .... Israel helped foil 50 terror attacks worldwide in past 3 years — report (Times of Israel).

U.S. State Department Says Worldwide Terrorist Attacks Decreased By 23 Percent In 2017

CNN: US says worldwide terrorism deaths decreased 27% last year

The number of deaths and attacks attributed to terrorism significantly decreased in 2017 according to a new report by the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism.

"The total number of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2017 decreased by 23%" compared to 2016, the Department's Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Nathan Sales, told reporters Wednesday.

"The total deaths due to terrorist attacks decreased by 27%," he added.

Sales said the "overall trend was largely due to dramatically fewer attacks and deaths in Iraq," where a US-led military coalition has helped eject ISIS from much of the country.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. State Department's report is here .... Country Reports on Terrorism 2017 (US State Department)

More News On The U.S. State Department Report Stating That Worldwide Terrorist Attacks Decreased By 23 Percent In 2017

State Dept: Worldwide terrorist attacks decreased by 23 percent in 2017 -- The Hill
Fewer Attacks, but a More Complex Terrorist Threat in 2017, U.S. Says -- The New York Times
Islamist militants adapted after losses: U.S. State Dept. -- Reuters
Terror attacks down but global threat more 'complex': US report -- AFP

Global Threats Of Islamic Terrorism Continue To Spread

New York Times: ISIS May Be Waning, but Global Threats of Terrorism Continue to Spread

WASHINGTON — In Germany and France, the authorities thwarted terrorists’ plots to attack with the deadly poison ricin. In eastern Syria, the Islamic State continued its retreat under stepped-up assaults by Kurdish militia and Iraqi pilots. And extremists in Yemen, Somalia and Libya were targeted by American airstrikes.

That spate of action, over the past few weeks alone, illustrates the shifting and enduring threat from Islamic extremism around the world that will last long after the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is defeated on the battlefield.

From the scheming of lone extremists with no apparent connections to terrorist groups, like the ricin plots, to fighters aligned with the Islamic State or Al Qaeda in more than two dozen countries, terrorist threats are as complex and diverse as ever, American and other Western intelligence officials said in interviews.

The Islamic State, in particular, is adapting to setbacks and increasingly using the tools of globalization — including Bitcoin and encrypted communications — to take their fight underground and rally adherents around the world.

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WNU Editor: This is an ideological/religious conflict that is global .... and yes .... it is going to last for generations.

Report: U.S. Has Spent $2.8 Trillion On Fighting Terrorism And Wars Since 9/11

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Wall Street Journal: U.S. Has Spent $2.8 Trillion on Terrorism Fight, Study Finds

Figure includes spending on wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria

WASHINGTON—The U.S. has spent as much as $2.8 trillion on the fight against terrorism since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a study published Wednesday.

The report from the Washington-based Stimson Center think tank said the figure included spending on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, in addition to homeland-security efforts and overseas programs. Spending on counterterrorism reached a peak of $260 billion in 2008, accounting for more than a fifth of the government’s discretionary budget.

The report said the U.S. lacked a system for accounting for spending on counterterrorism and that loopholes have increasingly allowed billions to be spent on items that shouldn’t qualify for emergency funding.

“The Stimson study group found a variety of weaknesses in definitions, tracking, and consistencies that limit accuracy and contribute to a lack of transparency regarding the current data,” the report said. “These weaknesses make it difficult to evaluate whether CT spending has been effective.”

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WNU editor: The report is here .... Counterterrorism Spending: Protecting America while Promoting Efficiencies and Accountability (Stimson)

More News On The Stimson Report

Here’s how much the US has spent fighting terrorism since 9/11 -- Defense News
How Much Has the US Spent to Fight Terror? Here’s a Guess -- Defense One
New report finds US spent $2.8 trillion on counterterrorism since 9/11 -- The Hill
Since 2002, U.S. has spent $2.8 trillion to fight terrorism: Report -- Washington Times
What the War on Terror Has Cost Since 9/11 -- The Fiscal Times

A Look At The Economic Losses Due To Terrorism From 2000 To 2016.

Forbes: The Global Economic Impact Of Terrorism [Infographic]

Every year, terrorist attacks make a considerable impact on the world's economy. According to the 2017 Global Terrorism Index, the impact fell by seven percent in 2016, the second year in succession that it declined. Despite the decline, costs still reached a grim $84 billion last year. Since the attacks on 9/11, economic losses from terrorism generally fluctuated before reaching $41 billion in 2007, primarily as a result of violence in Iraq. Amid the rise of ISIS, there was a further surge in losses since 2012 and they reached a peak of $104 billion in 2014.

Countries embroiled in conflict tend to suffer the highest economic impact from terrorism. Most of them are situated in the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Last year, Iraq had the highest economic impact of terrorism as a share of GDP at 24 percent. Afghanistan was also ravaged by terrorism with losses coming to 13 percent of GDP while South Sudan had the third-highest impact at 9 percent.

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WNU Editor:  The stats for 2017 are not in yet, but I am willing to bet that those numbers will be the worst since the year 2000.

This Animated Graphic Shows The Time And Location Of Every Attack Worldwide For The Past 30 Years

Daily Mail: Three decades of terror: Animated graphic shows the time and location of every attack across the globe for the last 30 years

* Terrorist movements have plagued the world for decades, and have evolved greatly over that time
* Map graphic tracks the hotbeds of terror for the last 30 years, showing where has been most affected
* Here, Mail Online tracks the evolving threat, from the plane hijackings and IRA bombings of the Eighties, to the threat of ISIS and truck attacks in Europe in recent years

This is the fascinating map that exposes every terror attack across the globe in the last 30 years.

Using data compiled by the University of Maryland and analysed by the Igarapé Institute, it shows the regions of the world most plagued by terrorism and how it has spread over those decades.

Here, Mail Online explores how the threat has changed over the years, from the plane hijackings and IRA bombings of the Eighties and Nineties, to the terror threats of today.

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WNU Editor: The Middle East,  Afghanistan/Pakistan, Central and Northern Africa, Philippines, and eastern India/Bangladesh are the recent hot zones.

A Threat Assessment On Jihadist Terrorism Since 9/11

Peter Bergen, David Sterman, Albert Ford and Alyssa Sims, New America: Jihadist Terrorism 16 Years after 9/11: A Threat Assessment

On the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, New America's International Security program assesses the current scope of the jihadist terrorism threat.

This paper is organized into nine sections:

First, key findings
Second, a taxonomy of ISIS terrorism
Third, an assessment of the war on ISIS and other extremist groups
Fourth, the state of the current jihadist terrorist threat to the United States
Fifth, an analysis of ISIS’ American recruits
Sixth, an assessment of the ISIS threat to Europe
Seventh, an examination of the big drivers of jihadist terrorism
Eighth, a discussion of future trends in terrorism
And, finally, what can be done to reduce the threat from jihadist terrorists.

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WNU Editor: The report can be read/downloaded here.

These Seven Global Terror Groups Are Making All The Headlines

DW: Seven terror organizations making headlines

World leaders have identified international terrorism as a top threat to world stability. Despite varying criteria and lists, certain terror groups consistently make headlines. Here are seven you need to know about.

1. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (IS or ISIL)

Also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, the fundamentalist Sunni Islamic organization was founded in 2004. It surged to global prominence in 2014 after announcing a self-proclaimed caliphate covering large areas of Syria and Iraq. Under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, IS seeks to establish a transnational empire based on Islamic law. The group is notorious for its brutal violence, which includes beheadings. It targets non-Sunni Muslims, as well as non-believers.

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WNU Editor: Al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban not on the list?

Suicide Bomb Attacks Strike Turkey, Yemen, And Somalia

CNN: Istanbul explosions: 29 killed, 166 wounded in twin blasts

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)Twenty-nine people, mostly police officers, were killed and 166 wounded in Saturday's twin bombings in Istanbul, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said in a press conference Sunday.

The explosions, one large blast followed by a smaller one, occurred about 11 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) after a heavily attended football game at Besiktas Vodafone Arena.
According to Soylu, a remote control detonated a car bomb for the explosion. Shortly afterward, a suicide bomber caused a second explosion at Macka Park. The two locations are less than a mile apart.

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Washington Post: Suicide bomber in Yemen kills at least 48 soldiers, officials there say


SANAA, Yemen — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a military base in the southern city of Aden on Saturday, killing at least 48 soldiers and injuring dozens more, Yemeni officials said.

It was the latest assault on forces loyal to a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led military campaign to restore Yemen’s exiled government to power.

The assault unfolded shortly after 4 p.m. as soldiers waited at the gate of the Solaban military base to collect their salaries in the port city, witnesses said. They had not been paid since September.

“A suicidal bomber sneaked in among the soldiers who were standing in line and blew himself up,” Mansour Saleh, a local journalist, said in a telephone interview. “This is not the first time this base was attacked.”

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Reuters: Car bomb explodes outside Somalia capital Mogadishu's port, three killed: police

A suicide car bomb went off at the entrance of Somalia's biggest port in its capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least three people, police said.

"So far, three civilians have died and seven others were injured," Major Abdikadi Ahmed, a police officer investigating the attack, told Reuters.

"The death toll may rise. There were porters and public vehicles queuing outside the gate when the blast occurred," he added.

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Terrorism Deaths Increase %650 In The Developed World In 2015

The index measures the impact of terrorism on the world and on specific countries (darker red indicates greater impact) Institute for Economics and peace

CNN: Terror attacks in developed world surge 650% in one year

London (CNN)The developed world became more dangerous in 2015 with a massive increase in deaths from terrorism, although globally there was a slight fall, according to new figures released Wednesday.

There was a 650% increase in fatal terror attacks on people living in the world's biggest economies in 2015, the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2016 reveals.

The annual report carried out for think tank the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) shows a complex picture with terrorism intensifying in some countries and spreading to new ones.

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WNU Editor: The report is here.

More News On The Latest 2015 Global Terrorism Index

2016 Global Terrorism Index: 650% Increase in Deaths from Terrorism Amongst OECD Member Countries -- PR Newswire
Terror-related deaths surge 650% in West in 2015 -- Press Association
Terrorism deaths fall in 2015: annual global index -- AFP
Global terrorism deaths fall, but rise 650 percent in OECD countries -report -- Reuters
Terrorism deaths fall despite widening impact of attacks, global study reveals -- The Guardian
Global Terrorism Index 2016: Developed countries suffer dramatic rise in terrorism-related deaths -- The Independent
Fall in global deaths from terrorism overshadowed by spread to more countries -- The Telegraph
Terrorism index: Isis, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda and Taliban worst terror groups in the world -- IBTimes
The number of deaths might be reducing but terrorism is costing the global economy billions of dollars each year -- City A.M.

U.S. State Department: Iran Top Sponsor Of Terrorism. Islamic State Greatest Threat Globally

RUDAW: ISIS greatest terror threat, Iran greatest terror sponsor – US report

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The US State Department has released its annual report on international terrorism activity and concluded that Islamic State (ISIS) is "the greatest threat globally" while Iran is the main state sponsor of terrorism.

The report estimates that deaths caused by terrorist attacks across the world had actually declined in 2015 by 14% compared to 2014.

While terror bombings in France, Lebanon and Turkey made headlines, attacks in terror hot-spots like Iraq, Nigeria and Pakistan decreased.

On average 981 acts of terror were carried out across the world each month, killing a total of 28,328.

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WNU Editor: The report is here .... U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.

More News On The U.S. State Department Report Labelling Iran As The Top Sponsor For Terrorism And The Islamic State As The Greatest Threat Globally

State Department: ISIS Posed Greatest Global Threat Last Year -- Washington Free Beacon
US State Department: Global Terrorist Attacks Down 13 Percent in 2015 -- Newsweek
ISIS Greatest Global Threat: US Report -- NDTV
Global Terror Attacks Decreased for First Time Since 2012: Report -- NBC
State Department: Global terror attacks declined in 2015 -- AP
State Department report finds Iran is top state sponsor of terror -- CNN

Did Someone Attempt To Blow Up An East African Passenger Airliner?

CNN: Blast blows hole in commercial plane over Somalia; 1 falls and dies

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN)An explosion rocked a commercial plane after it set off above East Africa on Tuesday, injuring two people before the pilot landed safely, a passenger said.

Somali authorities later discovered a body near Mogadishu they believe fell from the Daallo Airlines plane.

Late Tuesday night, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN that Somali authorities confirmed one passenger had been blown or ejected out of the hole created by the explosion. Somalia's National News Agency reported that one passenger died after falling from the plane.

Pictures from the ground showed a hole in one side of the airliner, just above its wing and slightly smaller than one of its doors.

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WNU Editor: These passengers are super-lucky.

More News On Yesterday's Attempt To Blow Up An East African Passenger Airliner?

Plane with hole in side makes emergency landing in Somalia -- AP
Explosion on Airliner Over Somalia Injures 2 -- Time
Explosion, fire on board Somalia plane forces emergency landing -- FOX News
Explosion forces plane to make emergency landing in Somalia -- USA Today

Report: Boko Haram Not The Islamic State Is The World's Deadliest Terror Group

New York Times: Boko Haram Ranked Ahead of ISIS for Deadliest Terror Group

DAKAR, Senegal — As much of the world remains focused on the Islamic State and its horrific attacks in Paris, another radical band of extremists has, by one account, captured the infamous title of the world’s deadliest terrorist group: Boko Haram.

Boko Haram, the militant group that has tortured Nigeria and its neighbors for years, was responsible for 6,664 deaths last year, 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 death toll in Nigeria mounted on Wednesday, with a bombing in Kano State in northern Nigeria, not even a full day after Boko Haram was suspected in an explosion that killed and injured dozens in another nearby region.

More News On Boko Haram Being The World's Deadliest Terror Group

Boko Haram, not ISIS, is world's deadliest, study finds -- CBS/AP
The most dangerous terrorist group in the world is NOT ISIS – but Boko Haram: Figures reveal African Islamists killed 6,664 last year compared to Islamic State's 6,073 as 11-year-old carries out attack in Nigeria -- daily Mail
Boko Haram overtakes ISIS as world's deadliest terror group, report says -- CNN
Boko Haram Ahead of ISIS as World’s Deadliest Militant Group, New Study Says -- Newsweek
Boko Haram, Islamic State lead way as terror deaths surge to record in 2014 -- Washington Times
Revealed: Number of people killed by terrorists worldwide soars by 80% in just a year -- Daily Mail
Boko Haram Actually Kills More People In Terror Attacks Than ISIS -- Huffington Post
Boko Haram, ISIS drive 80% increase in global terrorism deaths in 2014: report -- Global News
Terrorism-related deaths increase 80% to 33,000 in 2014: report -- Al Bawaba
The World’s Deadliest Terrorist Organization: It’s not ISIS. -- The Atlantic
Mapped: Record increase in terrorism deaths driven by Boko Haram -- The Telegraph