ISIS tops the 2017 terror charts in new world map which shows 406 extremist strikes across the globe already this year…(Our Tax Dollars At Work!)
Map shows the amount of terrorism attacks which have taken place globally since the beginning of 2017
The colour-coordinated map shows, so far, 406 attacks have taken place, which have killed 2,835 people
The larger the circles, the more deaths have taken place in that particular city or town as a result of an attack
Afghanistan and Iraq have the largest circles on the map due to 265 and 266 people being killed respectively
By ISOBEL FRODSHAM
DailyMail.com
6 May 2017
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the largest number of terrorism attacks in the world this year, according to an interactive map.
The map, created by Esri Story Maps and PeaceTech Lab, shows that Islamic State has has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks so far on the map – 140 in total – while a group listed as ‘other’, such as lone wolves, closely follow behind with 130 attacks.
As a result, Islamic State is responsible for 1,180 deaths that have occurred as a result of terrorism this year, with the total number of deaths being 2,835 by 1pm on May 6.
African countries Maiduguri, Borno in Nigeria, and Mogadishu in Somalia, have the highest amount of fatalities in Africa due to terror groups Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab.
The map was created using Esri’s Story Maps tool, which enables users to combine authoritative map visualisations with narrative text, images, and multimedia content to tell a story.
Data from Wikipedia was used to build the map as it is updated by the community of users often on a real-time basis.
Giselle Lopez, senior specialist at PeaceTech Lab, added that the decision to use Wikipedia was because it was the ‘best and most comprehensive real-time source’.
She added: ‘Both Esri and PeaceTech Lab valued the crowdsourcing element, which enables the community to determine the content of how terrorist attacks are defined and classified, which can often be highly disputed.
‘The map shows the difference in numbers and magnitude of attacks in places like Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia compared to Western countries, which tend to get far more coverage in international press.’
It highlights the perpetrators of attacks, and allows users to explore where particular groups are most active.
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