Terrorism Grew Globally Under Barack Obama’s Watch

According to a newly released report, Global terrorism grew by 25 percent in Barack Obama’s final year in office.

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The report which shows a sharp spike in terrorism carried out worldwide, comes from the London-based research firm IHS Markit.

From IHS Markit:

In 2016, militants conducted 24,202 attacks worldwide, up from 18,987 in 2015, according to a new report released today by IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. “In 2016, there was a notable rise in the number of attacks compared to 2015,” said Matthew Henman, Head of the IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC). “We saw more lower-level asymmetric attacks this past year and increases in longer-term conflict zones like eastern Ukraine.

The report says that ISIS is the most active terrorist organization in the world. Previously Barack Obama had referred to ISIS as the JV-Team and stated numerous times that they were contained and not growing.

The report highlights several major points: