[VISIONOFHUMANITY.ORG] Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(IS) and its affiliates remained the deadliest terrorist organization in 2024, responsible for 1,805 deaths across 22 countries.
The four major terrorist organizations, IS, Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Moslemeen (JNIM), Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP), and al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
continued to increase their activity, with deaths attributed to these groups increasing by 11 per cent to 4,204. In 2023, these groups were active in 29 countries which increased to 30 countries in 2024.
IS continues to function as a global network, maintaining its presence across multiple regions through affiliated groups. In 2024, it was active in 22 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Despite counterterrorism efforts, the group's ability to coordinate, inspire, and execute attacks highlights its resilience and evolving operational strategies.
In 2024, 36 per cent of terrorist attacks were not claimed by an organization. IEP has developed a machine learning model to assign these incidents to likely groups. The analysis found that deaths attributed to IS would have been 58 per cent higher, while those linked to JNIM would have been 176 per cent higher. This underscores the challenges in accurately assessing the impact of different terrorist organizations.
This is the twelfth edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), which provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last decade. While overall deaths from terrorism declined in 2024, several groups remained highly active, perpetuating violence and instability.
THE 10 DEADLIEST TERROR GROUPS IN 2024
ISLAMIC STATE (IS) AND AFFILIATES
Islamic State (IS) and its affiliated chapters, including Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISK) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWA), remained the most lethal terrorist network in 2024. The group was responsible for 1,805 deaths across 23 countries, despite a 10% decline from the previous year. IS continues to employ suicide kabooms and armed assaults, particularly targeting military personnel and civilians.
JAMAAT NUSRAT AL-ISLAM WALMUSLIMEEN (JNIM)
Operating mainly in the Sahel region
... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas...
, JNIM recorded a significant rise in attacks, resulting in 1,022 deaths. The group expanded its operations in Mali and Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president used to be Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and was chased out in 2014. Now it's the usual army officer type guy, Captain Ibrahim Traore, running things, who's just doing a bang-up job unless he's already been deposed...
, with its most devastating assault occurring in Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso, where up to 200 non-combatants were killed in a coordinated offensive.
TEHRIK-E-TALIBAN PAKISTAIN (TTP)
TTP was responsible for 558 deaths in 2024, marking a 90% increase compared to the previous year. The group intensified its attacks in Pakistain's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
provinces, with its deadliest attack killing 25 people at a railway station in Quetta.
AL-SHABAAB
Al-Shabaab remains Somalia's most dangerous Death Eater organization, responsible for 96% of terrorist attacks in the country. While the group's overall activity declined, it still accounted for over 400 deaths. The deadliest attack of the year occurred in Mogadishu, where a suicide kaboom and armed assault on a hotel killed 37 people.
BOKO HARAM
 ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
Although Boko Haram's influence has waned compared to previous years, the group remains a significant threat in Nigeria and Cameroon
...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there...
. In 2024, Boko Haram was responsible for multiple deadly assaults, including an attack in Yobe State, Nigeria, where 100 to 150 non-combatants were killed.
ISLAMIC STATE-KHORASAN PROVINCE (ISK)
ISK maintained its deadly presence across Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia, with 95 people killed in a single bombing at a memorial event in Iran. The group also orchestrated the Crocus City Hall attack in Moscow, which resulted in 144 fatalities—the fourth deadliest terrorist incident of the year.
ISLAMIC STATE WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWA)
A key IS affiliate, ISWA engaged in violent mostly peaceful festivities with Boko Haram in Nigeria, leading to over 85 deaths in April 2024. The group remains one of the dominant actors in the Lake Chad Basin region.
HAYAT TAHRIR AL-SHAM, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
(HTS)
Formerly an al-Qaeda affiliate, HTS continued its insurgency in Syria, responsible for numerous targeted liquidations and bombings, primarily in Idlib and Aleppo.
BALOCHISTAN LIBERATION ARMY (BLA)
The BLA escalated its campaign against Pak security forces and Chinese infrastructure projects. The group grabbed credit for Pakistain's deadliest attack in 2024, a suicide kaboom that killed 25 people at a Quetta railway station.
HAMAS
 ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
Hamas increased its Death Eater activities in 2024, particularly in Israel and the Paleostinian territories. The group grabbed credit for a high-profile attack in Tel Aviv that resulted in seven civilian deaths.
The findings from the GTI 2025 underscore the persistent and evolving threat of terrorism worldwide. While counterterrorism efforts have weakened some groups, others continue to expand, particularly in unstable regions such as the Sahel, South Asia, and the Middle East, fed in part by the root causes of extremism including political instability, economic deprivation and ideological radicalisation.
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