
Via Newsweek:
The Islamic State militant group revealed Thursday a list of what it considered to be its most prominent attacks around the world this year and called for more deadly violence.
ISIS, by most accounts, was effectively defeated as a warfighting force in 2017, but its ability to strike without warning in major cities across the globe remains a serious security issue for countries contributing to the multinational battle against the jihadis, mostly in Iraq and Syria. Capitalizing on its residual influence on social media, ISIS included in the latest issue of its weekly digital magazine Al-Naba an evaluation of its attacks abroad throughout the Islamic calendar year of 1438, which lasted from October 3, 2016, to September 21, 2017.
Noting that “figures include only officially endorsed operations,” the group counted 38 operations conducted by 60 jihadis in 19 countries this year. The list of nations included Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Palestine, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, the U.K. and the U.S.
Out of these attacks, the group said 24 percent involved bombs and grenades, 21 percent involved stabbing, 19 percent involved firearms, 18 percent involved suicide missions, 13 percent involved vehicle ramming and 5 percent involved fire.
The infographic displaying these statistics was paired with five of what the magazine called the group’s “most prominent operations.”
