Muslims Are The Vast Majority Of Terror Victims - Newsy

A 2011 U.S. report said at least 82 percent of victims of terrorism are Muslim. And in 2015, Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria accounted for 78 percent of all terror-related deaths. In Iraq and Syria specifically, the vast majority of ISIS' victims are Muslim.
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The vast majority of terror victims are Muslim.
But it’s difficult to say exactly how many.
A 2011 U.S. report said at least 82 percent of victims are Muslim. And that could be as high as 97 percent.
But even that doesn’t tell the whole story.
It's hard to study the religion of victims of terrorism.
Many victim statistics rely on news reports, which don't usually mention victims' religions.
One way to count is to look at the countries victims are from.
In 2015, five countries accounted for 78 percent of terror-related deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index. They were Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria.
Of those countries, Nigeria had the lowest percentage of Muslims at 47.9 percent.
But Boko Haram, the most deadly terrorist organization worldwide in 2015, operates in a majority-Muslim region of the country.
And in Iraq and Syria, the vast majority of ISIS' victims are Muslim.
This video includes clips from MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, BBC, ISIS and Boko Haram. Music via Chris Zabriskie / CC BY 4.0.
Sources:
BBC
www.bbc.com/news/magazine-3088...
National Counterterrorism Center
fas.org/irp/threat/nctc2011.pdf
Institute for Economics and Peace
economicsandpeace.org/wp-conte...
Pew Research Center
www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/ta...
MSNBC
• A Look At ISIS' Scare ...
CNN
• Terrorist group more d...
BBC
• Iraq's air force bombs...
Fox News
• Many casualties report...
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