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Jihadist violence 'killed 5,000 in November' | Jihadist violence 'killed 5,000 in November' |
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More than 5,000 people worldwide died in November as a result of jihadist violence, a BBC study has revealed. | More than 5,000 people worldwide died in November as a result of jihadist violence, a BBC study has revealed. |
The four worst-affected countries were Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Syria, accounting for 80% of all deaths. | The four worst-affected countries were Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Syria, accounting for 80% of all deaths. |
The investigation - co-ordinated with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) - recorded a total of 664 attacks in 14 countries. | The investigation - co-ordinated with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) - recorded a total of 664 attacks in 14 countries. |
It aims to quantify the human cost of jihadist violence in one month, and to offer a snapshot of a complex movement. | It aims to quantify the human cost of jihadist violence in one month, and to offer a snapshot of a complex movement. |
The investigation showed that nearly seven people died every hour in November as a result of violence attributed to al-Qaeda, its offshoots and groups that subscribe to a similar ideology. | The investigation showed that nearly seven people died every hour in November as a result of violence attributed to al-Qaeda, its offshoots and groups that subscribe to a similar ideology. |
The study recorded a daily average of 22 such attacks and 168 fatalities. Islamic State (IS) militants - operating in Iraq and Syria - were responsible for more than 2,000 deaths. | The study recorded a daily average of 22 such attacks and 168 fatalities. Islamic State (IS) militants - operating in Iraq and Syria - were responsible for more than 2,000 deaths. |
Of the 5,042 people killed in total, a majority - 2,079 - were civilians. Military personnel made up 1,723 deaths. Nearly 1,000 jihadis were reported killed during attacks. | Of the 5,042 people killed in total, a majority - 2,079 - were civilians. Military personnel made up 1,723 deaths. Nearly 1,000 jihadis were reported killed during attacks. |
Iraq was the single deadliest country, accounting for a third of all deaths and the highest number of attacks. | Iraq was the single deadliest country, accounting for a third of all deaths and the highest number of attacks. |
Nigeria was the second deadliest country, with Boko Haram blamed for the killings there. | Nigeria was the second deadliest country, with Boko Haram blamed for the killings there. |
Taliban violence made Afghanistan the third-deadliest country. In one attack, recounted for the BBC, a suicide bomber tried to kill the chief of Kabul police in his own office. | |
The report was conducted by the BBC World Service and ICSR, a non-profit non-governmental think tank based at King's College, London. | The report was conducted by the BBC World Service and ICSR, a non-profit non-governmental think tank based at King's College, London. |
"The data makes it clear that jihadists and al-Qaeda are no longer one and the same," Peter Neumann, the director of ICSR, writes in an analysis for the BBC. | |
"Sixty per cent of jihadist deaths were caused by groups that have no formal association with al-Qaeda, and they are the ones who will vie for leadership of the movement," he says. | |
"The overall picture is that of an increasingly ambitious, complex, sophisticated and far-reaching movement." | "The overall picture is that of an increasingly ambitious, complex, sophisticated and far-reaching movement." |
The single deadliest attack in November was a bomb attack on the Grand Mosque in the Nigerian city of Kano that killed 120 people. | The single deadliest attack in November was a bomb attack on the Grand Mosque in the Nigerian city of Kano that killed 120 people. |
Bombings accounted for the most deaths overall. Many people also died as a result of gun attacks, shelling and beheadings. | Bombings accounted for the most deaths overall. Many people also died as a result of gun attacks, shelling and beheadings. |