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Violent Islamist extremism is a global problem.

There were 7,841 attacks in 48 countries in 2017, and related counter-measures in a total of 66 countries. Extremism affected 18 of the world’s most developed countries. A total of 121 violent Islamist groups were active in 2017. Of these, 92 perpetrated violence in at least one country. Nigeria’s Boko Haram and Mali’s Jamaat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin demonstrated the fluidity of violence across the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin, instigating attacks in four countries each.

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https://institute.global/insight/co-existence/violent-islamist-extremism-global-problem?mc_cid=c0d1c012af&mc_eid=f5039d4cac