2. Preface
This document was made because we need to understand the problems people at
the present time in order to work on solving them. I put some general information
and mentioned some useful resources. People have to have morals, patience and
respect for things to improve. There is lack of or misuse of resources and
unemployment rates are increasing. Surprisingly, unemployment seems to
correlate with terrorism, continue reading…
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3. Outline
Terror, Crime and Corruption
Income, Poverty, and GDP
Literacy, Ignorance and Education
Quality of life, Happiness and Life expectancy
6. Terror and Violence
ABOUT THIS MAP
In recent years, an increasing number of terrorist attacks have shocked communities around the world. Many of the gravest attacks
have occurred in nations often overlooked by Western media, such as Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia, and Bangladesh, as well as in more
familiar war-torn locales like Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
This map, a collaboration between the Esri Story Maps team and PeaceTech Lab, uses crowdsourced data from Wikipedia to present
a chronology of terrorist attacks around the globe. Wikipedia moderators include experts in the field of global conflict and terrorism, and
the pages driving this story have been revised thousands of times since the beginning of 2017. As a result, the quality of the data on
this map is constantly improving.
As with any crowdsourced data, the map may display spurious or objectionable data, for which Esri and PeaceTech Lab hold no
responsibility. Similarly, the definition of terrorism is inherently subjective, and in the case of this map is determined by the contributing
community.
If you dispute an event on this map, or observe grammatical errors or misspellings, we encourage you to submit revisions to Wikipedia
via the “Improve the Map” button below. You can learn more about the editing process here.
Anon, (2017). [online] Available at: https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/terrorist-attacks/?year=2017 [Accessed 30 Jul. 2017].
7. ABOUT THE TERRORIST GROUPS
Boko Haram: a radical Islamic militant organization based in northern Nigeria, but with active cells in neighboring Chad, Niger, and
Cameroon. The organization is allied with the so-called Islamic State, but it operates independently. Boko Haram was the deadliest
terrorist organization in 2014, responsible for at least 6,600 deaths.
Islamic State (ISIL, ISIS, Daesh, Wilayat Sayna, Abu Sayyaf): a radical Islamic militant organization and self-proclaimed Islamic
caliphate that currently controls large swathes of Iraq and Syria, and that claims to have official branches in at least a dozen other
countries. The group's extremist ideology espouses violence against civilians and non-combatants. Experts consider ISIL to be the
largest, best organized, and most dangerous terrorist organization in the world today.
PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party): a militant Kurdish organization based in southeastern Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. Unlike the other
groups on this list, the PKK is not motivated by a religious ideology, but rather, a desire to establish an independent Kurdish state. The
group primarily targets Turkish government and military facilities.
Al-Qaeda (AQAP, AQIM, AQIS): a radical Islamic militant organization primarily active in the Middle East and North Africa, but with with
active cells in over 20 countries. The group’s ability to wage war has been weakened by the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001,
and the subsequent death of its founder and leader, Osama bin Laden, in 2011.
8. Al-Shabaab: a radical Islamic militant organization based in East Africa. Al-Shabaab is allied with al-Qaeda, but operates
independently. The group is one of the primary belligerents in Somalia's ongoing civil war, although it controls little terrority today.
Taliban: a radical Islamic militant organization and political movement based in Afghanistan and the tribal areas of Pakistan. The
Taliban officially governed Afghanistan from 1996 until the US-led invasion in 2001. During its rule, the Taliban gained a reputation for
unfettered brutality against civilians, especially women and Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority. The organization continues to
maintain an active presence throughout Afghanistan and western Pakistan.
Other: this category includes attacks committed by organizations not included on this list.
Unknown: this category includes unclaimed attacks, and attacks committed by unidentified organizations or individuals.
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