1. (Mt) – CJ 450 Principles of Terrorism Discussion
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TERRORISMPrinciples of TerrorismYour NameInstructorName of InstitutionDate of
submission1PRINCIPLES OF TERRORISM2Deaths of Innocent MuslimsTo begin with, a good
number of extremist and violent terrorist activities are mainlyundertaken largely within
Muslim states exposing innocent Muslims particularly women. Thereport by Global
Terrorism Database as analyzed by Cordesman, (2017), shows that extremistviolence’s
patterns are predominantly extremist and violent actions undertaken by
extremistmovements claiming to represent Islamic values in Muslim states. Of the total
70,767terrorist incidents reported globally between 2011 and 2016, 60,320 incidents
happened inlargely Islamic states constituting 85% of the global total. In addition, 73% of
the total globalincidents occurred in the Greater Middle East formally referred to as the
Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA).Figure 1: Distribution of global terrorist events
between 2011 and 2016Source: Global Terrorist DatabaseSecondly, the majority of
extremist and violent terrorist activities are carried out bysmall minority of Muslims who
seek to take power from their own areas of operation andwhose principal targets are fellow
Muslims. However, it is essential to note that only acomparatively minor percentage of the
occurrences can be associated with ISIS. From aPRINCIPLES OF TERRORISM3broader
perspective, the total number of extremist violence experienced in Afghanistan, Iraq,and
Syria which are the major states whose government is in partnership with the US areabout
26,113 incidents constituting only 37% of the global incidents. In addition, of all
theincidents experienced in the MENA region including South Asia, only …