Somalia is one of the countries with the highest terrorism threat levels in the world. In 2023, the terrorism index in this East-African country stood at 7.8 points, the third highest in Africa. In the same year, it recorded the eighth-largest number of deaths related to terrorism worldwide. The militant group Al-Shabaab, a jihadist fundamentalist group, was responsible for 99 percent of all terror-related deaths in Somalia in 2023, resulting in 429 deaths.
Number of deaths caused by Al-Shabaab in Somalia from 2017 to 2023
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Vision of Humanity. (February 29, 2024). Number of deaths caused by Al-Shabaab in Somalia from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197831/deaths-caused-by-al-shabaab-in-somalia/
Vision of Humanity. "Number of deaths caused by Al-Shabaab in Somalia from 2017 to 2023." Chart. February 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197831/deaths-caused-by-al-shabaab-in-somalia/
Vision of Humanity. (2024). Number of deaths caused by Al-Shabaab in Somalia from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197831/deaths-caused-by-al-shabaab-in-somalia/
Vision of Humanity. "Number of Deaths Caused by Al-shabaab in Somalia from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197831/deaths-caused-by-al-shabaab-in-somalia/
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Number of deaths caused by Al-Shabaab in Somalia from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], Vision of Humanity, February 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197831/deaths-caused-by-al-shabaab-in-somalia/