This timeline shows how terrorism in West compares to rest of the world
The death tolls of attacks in Western countries pale in comparison to daily attacks in other parts of the world
People stand near flowers as they pay tribute near the scene where a truck ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores and injuring more who were celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday, in Nice, France, July 15, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
On July 14, France was once again hit by a terrorist attack in Nice, which claimed 84 lives and is the third mass-casualty assault to hit the country in 18 months. More than a month ago, the American city of Orlando saw the largest mass shooting in US history when a gunman stormed a gay nightclub and killed 49 people.
However, the death tolls of attacks in Western countries pale in comparison to daily attacks in other parts of the world. Since the beginning of 2015, the Middle East, Africa and Asia have seen nearly 50 times more deaths from terrorism than Europe and the Americas. To cite just one example, nearly 300 people died in a busy Baghdad shopping district on July 3.
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The total number of deaths from terrorism in the West since January 2015 amounted to 658, whereas 28,031 people have died in terrorist attacks in the rest of the world.
Here's a look at the timeline of terrorist attacks around the world.
The geography of terrorism
The map below shows terrorist attacks with at least five non-militant deaths since January 1, 2015. The Middle East and northern Africa account for over two-thirds of terrorism deaths since January 2015, with multiple attacks occurring daily, each claiming at least a dozen lives on average.
Nice attack:The victims came from at least 12 countries, including Muslim ones
Hotbeds of terrorism
Nigeria, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are countries most affected by terrorism. Islamic-State-affiliated Boko Haram in Nigeria has carried out increasingly deadly campaigns in recent years, with 2015 being the deadliest.
Image shows international media’s double standards when it comes to Pakistan, Turkey
In Syria and Iraq, suicide bombings and armed assaults by Islamic State are a common occurrence. Similarly, in Afghanistan, Taliban have increased their attacks. On June 30, two suicide bombers attacked a convoy entering Kabul and killed 30 police cadets, one of many attacks against security force convoys.
This article originally appeared on Washington Post.
However, the death tolls of attacks in Western countries pale in comparison to daily attacks in other parts of the world. Since the beginning of 2015, the Middle East, Africa and Asia have seen nearly 50 times more deaths from terrorism than Europe and the Americas. To cite just one example, nearly 300 people died in a busy Baghdad shopping district on July 3.
Terror in France: Islamic State owns up to Nice truck attack
The total number of deaths from terrorism in the West since January 2015 amounted to 658, whereas 28,031 people have died in terrorist attacks in the rest of the world.
Here's a look at the timeline of terrorist attacks around the world.
The geography of terrorism
The map below shows terrorist attacks with at least five non-militant deaths since January 1, 2015. The Middle East and northern Africa account for over two-thirds of terrorism deaths since January 2015, with multiple attacks occurring daily, each claiming at least a dozen lives on average.
Nice attack:The victims came from at least 12 countries, including Muslim ones
Hotbeds of terrorism
Nigeria, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are countries most affected by terrorism. Islamic-State-affiliated Boko Haram in Nigeria has carried out increasingly deadly campaigns in recent years, with 2015 being the deadliest.
Image shows international media’s double standards when it comes to Pakistan, Turkey
In Syria and Iraq, suicide bombings and armed assaults by Islamic State are a common occurrence. Similarly, in Afghanistan, Taliban have increased their attacks. On June 30, two suicide bombers attacked a convoy entering Kabul and killed 30 police cadets, one of many attacks against security force convoys.
This article originally appeared on Washington Post.