Country reports on terrorism 2016 bureau of counterterrorism july 19, 2017 chapter 2. On july 19, the state department released the annual country reports on terrorism 2016. Detailed country by country information on internet censorship and surveillance is provided in the freedom on the net reports from freedom house, by the opennet initiative, by reporters without borders, and in the country reports on human rights practices from the u. Download the country reports on terrorism 2015 as a pdf 2mb, 410 pages report for france. With unique content from around the world, our members rely on us to keep our database concise and current. The state departments annual country reports on terrorism highlights u. Country reports on terrorism united states department of state.
The critical lack of credibility in state department reporting on the trends in global terrorism. The report provides policyrelated assessments, countrybycountry breakdowns of foreign. Today the state department released its annual report, country reports on terrorism 2016, which provides the department of states annual congressionallymandated assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired from january 1 to december 31, 2016. In 2005 it replaced the patterns of global terrorism report, which had been released since 1985. Country reports on terrorism 2014 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. Spain deepened its cooperation with algeria, mali, and mauritania to combat and contain the threat posed by alqaida aq, its affiliates, and likeminded groups. Start at university of maryland, college park national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism. Countryreports provides over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world. France confronted serious terrorism threats in 2015, including the mounting challenge of foreign terrorist fighters. Country reports on terrorism 2014 democratic peoples. Country reports on terrorism 2014 senegal overview.
Ambassador tina kaidanow delivers remarks at the release of the annual congressionally mandated country reports on terrorism 2014 at department of state on. Republic of mali united states department of justice. Country reports on terrorism, boko haram is listed as having anywhere from several hundred to a few thousand members. The 2009 military defeat of the terrorist liberation tigers of tamil eelam ltte marked the beginning of what many hoped was a new era for the country. The decline in deaths corresponds with the military successes against isil and boko haram, with.
State department bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor. Annex of statistical information country reports on terrorism 20. Country reports on terrorism 2014 bureau of counterterrorism june 19, 2015 chapter 2. The report provides policyrelated assessments, countrybycountry breakdowns of foreign government counterterrorism. Country reports on terrorism 2018 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. This annual report is entitled country reports on terrorism. Released april 2014 country reports on terrorism 20 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. Jun 19, 2015 country reports on terrorism 2014 chapter 3. Country reports on terrorism 2014 report sri lanka overview. Internet censorship and surveillance by country wikipedia.
According to united states department of state country reports on terrorism 20, more than 9,700 terrorist incidents in 93 countries were reported in 20. To view the pdf file, you will need to download, at no cost, the adobe acrobat reader. Jul 20, 2017 july 19 today the state department released its annual report, country reports on terrorism 2016, which provides the department of states annual congressionallymandated assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired from january 1 to december 31, 2016. The gtd team produced the statistical annex for the state departments country reports on terrorism each year from 2012 to 2017. Chad is a member of the task force on money laundering in central africa, a financial action task forcestyle regional body. State department country reports on human rights practices elections and political parties 2018 pdf, 2017 pdf, 2016 pdf, 2014 pdf, 20 pdf, 2012 pdf, 2011 pdf, 2010 pdf cia chiefs of state and cabinet members of. This years global terrorism index showed a continuing trend of a decline in terrorism, with deaths from terrorism falling for the third consecutive year, after peaking in. Country report on terrorism 2014 bulgaria overview. Country reports on terrorism 2014 democratic peoples republic of korea released june 2015 united states department of state publication bureau of counterterrorism overview. Argentina maintained capabilities for confronting terrorism at the federal level, and directed increased effort to addressing policing challenges along its remote northern and northeastern borders, which include the triborder area where argentina, brazil, and paraguay meet. Country reports on terrorism 2014 pakistan defence.
Kaidanow, the ambassadoratlarge and coordinator for counterterrorism, provided a special briefing on the u. These armed groups predate the emergence of boko haram and have survived despite the global war on terrorism. K12 students, kids, libraries, business and tourists appreciate countryreport s ability to meet their needs. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published patterns of global terrorism. This chapter examines the activities of a few terrorist organizations and the response of one country, france, to terrorism. In 2016 argentina focused its counterterrorism strategy on its northern and northeastern borders, which include the triborder area where argentina, brazil. The report warns that since its expansion in july 2014, the law defines terrorism in such a way that the bahraini government could use it to prosecute or. The gtd contains over 170,000 terrorist incidents for the period 1970 to 2017. Some 57 percent of all reported incidents occurred. A transcript of that briefing quotes her as saying that. Country reports on terrorism 2014 linkedin slideshare. As in reports in recent years, the 20 report issued in april 2014 maintained that the majority of terrorist attacks in the western. In 2004, the republic of yemen continued to provide support for the global war on terrorism and took action against alqaida and local extremists, arresting several individuals suspected of having alqaida ties and prosecuting the perpetrators of several terrorist acts.
National consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism a department of homeland security science and technology center of excellence. Department of state to collect a statistical annex dataset and provide a report to include in the state departments annual country reports on terrorism. Continued migration of asylum seekers from syria to bulgaria as well as increasing evidence of the transit of foreign terrorist fighters through bulgaria raised the countrys counterterrorism profile in 2014. Country reports on terrorism assistance related to international terrorism u. Nov 01, 2019 country reports on terrorism 2018 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. Deaths from terrorism fell for the fourth consecutive year, after peaking in 2014. Country reports on terrorism 2014 sri lanka overview. Jun 19, 2015 country reports on terrorism 2014 chapter 2. Boko haram targets target types boko haram most commonly targets private citizens and property 25% of attacks, police 22% of attacks, government targets 11%, religious figures and institutions 10% of attacks. Spain deepened its cooperation with algeria, mali, and mauritania to combat and contain the threat posed by alqaida. The archived reports can be found on the state departments website the global trends in terrorist attacks observed in 2017 were the continuation of an overall pattern of decline that began in 2014 following a rapid increase in terrorist violence. Country reports on terrorism 2014 open pdf 2 mb country reports on terrorism 2014 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. State department releases 2014 country reports on terrorism.
Jun 19, 2015 ambassador tina kaidanow delivers remarks at the release of the annual congressionally mandated country reports on terrorism 2014 at department of state on june 19, 2015. In 2016 argentina focused its counterterrorism strategy on its northern and northeastern borders, which. Country reports on terrorism 2017 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. The sri lankan government maintained a strong military presence in postconflict areas and continued to voice concern about the possible.
Department of state country reports on terrorism 2014. Get the facts on terrorism with the 2014 global terrorism index report. The reports note that in 2016 terrorist attacks and fatalities from terrorism declined globally for the second year in a row, although terrorist groups continued to exploit ungoverned territory and ongoing conflict to expand their reach, and to direct and inspire attacks. Spain was an active partner with the united states in efforts to track and disrupt transnational terrorism. State department country reports on human rights practices elections and political parties 2018 pdf, 2017 pdf, 2016 pdf, 2014 pdf, 20 pdf, 2012 pdf, 2011 pdf, 2010 pdf cia chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments. Country reports on terrorism 2016 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. On july 19th, the state department released its annual report, country reports on terrorism 2016 pdf 2. Country reports on terrorism statistical annex start. It focuses on the regions where terrorists operate and their origins, ideology and methods. In 2005 it replaced the patterns of global terrorism report, which had been released since 1985 the report is published in accordance with title 22, section 2656f of the united states code, which requires the secretary of state to submit to congress an annual report on terrorism. In addition, about 33,000 people were injured and nearly 3,000 were abducted or held hostage. Country reports on terrorism united states department of. The report is available as html files below or in pdf format pdf. Release of country reports on terrorism 2014 youtube.