In 2019, 7,531 people were killed by terrorist attacks attributed to the Taliban. Boko Haram accounted for the second most fatalities due to terrorist attacks, followed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2019, by responsible terrorist group
Characteristic
Number of attacks
Taliban
7,531
Boko Haram
1,954
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
1,252
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah)
983
Al-Shabaab
864
Fulani extremists
426
New People's Army (NPA)
155
Maoists/ Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
146
Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand)
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (July 9, 2020). Number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2019, by responsible terrorist group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/517683/ten-most-violent-terrorist-groups-2015-by-number-of-attacks/
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