{"id":108082,"date":"2014-02-17T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?guid=5035a4f2298022cee53f55eb53d838fa"},"modified":"2014-02-17T17:16:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T17:16:36","slug":"global-terrrorism-increases-in-last-five-years-bho-ignores-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/global-terrrorism-increases-in-last-five-years-bho-ignores-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Terrrorism increases in last five years: BHO ignores the numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

*cross posted from Assoluta Tranquillita*<\/a><\/p>\n

Everybody remembers the MIC asserting that we have the terrorists ‘on their heels, and on the run, ‘ right?  As John Kerry continues his global tour to talk about gorebull warming (because this IS the biggest threat on the planet today,) a recent study gives FACTS that the Global War On Terror is alive and well, no matter the claims of the current US administration.<\/p>\n

From Homeland Security News Wire:<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

17 February 2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Increase in global terrorism and insurgency in last five years<\/h2>\n
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  Terror attacks rise by 150 percent of 2009 level \/\/ Source: presstv.ir <\/span> <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n

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 A new study from IHS Jane reports that the number of attacks by non-state armed groups around the world has rapidly increased in just five years. In 2009, 7,217 terrorist and insurgent attacks were recorded by open sources. In 2013, that number increased by more than 150 percent, to 18,524. <\/b>[emphasis mine] The study\u2019s author says that the epicenter of 2013 activity was in the Middle East, with significant pockets of violence radiating out to neighboring regions in Africa and South Asia. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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The top 3 most active non-state armed groups in 2013 were Barisan Revolusi Nasional (Thailand), the Taliban, and Islami Chhatra Shibir (Bangladesh)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The number of attacks by non-state armed groups around the world has rapidly increased in just five years, according to the IHS<\/span> Jane\u2019s 2013 Global Terrorism &<\/span> Insurgency Attack Index.<\/em><\/span><\/span>
<\/span>\u201cIn 2009, a worldwide total of 7,217 attacks were recorded from open sources.<\/span><\/span>
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 In 2013, that number increased by more than 150 percent to 18,524,\u201d said Matthew Henman, manager of IHS<\/span> Jane\u2019s Terrorism and Insurgency Center<\/a> (JTIC<\/span>), which carried out the study.<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>IHS<\/span> says<\/a> that key highlights from the Index<\/em> include:<\/span><\/span>
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