Weak Governance facilitated the growth of radicalism. Terrorism globally represents one of the biggest challanges nowadays for international stability. The number of terrorists in 2014 doubled in comparison with 2004. Sub‐Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and southern Asia are the regions mostly hit by terrorism.
That’s what is written in a report by the European Parliament “ Global Terrorism trends: in 2014/2015 .
How Isis is recruiting fighters
Taking in consideration only the Sub-Saharan Africa there has been an increase from 990 attacks in 2013 to 2,305 attacks in 2014. Last year was the year with the highest number of suicide attacks since 1982.
Limits in capacities security forces , according to the report, facilitated the increase of jihadists and separatists. In terroristic organizations Al-Qaeda keeps a strong position globally speaking , but ISIL is the more attractive at this moment and with great economic sources. A continued flux of foreign fighters joins ISIL, in 2014 exceed 20 thousands according with London Research based centre. According to some estimates ISIL vary between 9 thousands and 200 thousands in Syria and Iraq, the numbers vary if considering all the organizations affiliates, according to CIA data by September 2014, they should be around 20 thousands and 31.500 , including children among them.
ISIL recruits extemist muslims globally through a strategic communication plan : videos of violent executions , a paper magazine, Dabiq, a full range of social media. Furthermore social platforms deliver messages in several languages, tailored to a broad spectrum of target audiences. Not only to call to take up arms, but also testimonials from Western volunteers, declaring they have found a more meaningful life as ISIL/Da’esh fighters, according with the EP briefing.
Then, in private chatrooms they make contacts with future fighters.
However ISIL is more prudent in the use of social media, as some posts or text messages have helped the international coalition locate its strongholds and identify its forces. As recently reported by Washington Post accorrding to some testimonies the bloodshed by ISIL/Daesh troops deterred new local recruitment, and that foreign recruits are reluctant to go into battle.
Political and relogious terrorism
All geographic areas experienced political and religious terrorism by separatists and anarchists, even if some countries more than others. While radicalisation through internet rised up. Iraq is the country the highest number of attacks 13.076 until now. Then Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Syria. The United Kingdom remained the EU member state with the highest number of terrorist attacks (103) followed by Ireland (33), Greece (26), France (12) and Germany (12).
Regarding North America USA are the mostly hit with 19 attacks. USA experienced a series of attacks conducted by home-grown terrorists and extremists against government buildings, law enforcement officials and minorities. In Mexico, there has been a shift from assassination of journalists, businessmen and government officials . While Colombia registered the highest number of attacks in South America (230) , which continued the struggle against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
Probably the most significant development has been the dissociation of Al‐ Qaeda in Iraq ( ISIL/Da’esh ) from the Al‐Qaeda network. This process gave further impetus to the evolution of terrorist networks towards more decentralised and independent structures, whereby decisions are no longer taken only by the organisations’ leadership but are delegated to individuals. The recent attacks to hotels, universities, shopping malls or places of worship suggest that terrorists will continue to conduct small‐scale and unsophisticated attacks but with higher frequency.
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Weak Governance facilitated the growth of radicalism. Terrorism globally represents one of the biggest challanges nowadays for international stability. The number of terrorists in 2014 doubled in comparison with 2004. Sub‐Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and southern Asia are the regions mostly hit by terrorism.
