The Global Advisor Terrorism, War and Civil Unrest | November 2024
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Terrorism, war and civil unrest trends July–September 2024 (Q3)
Top 8 commercial sectors for Terrorism, war and civil unrest incidents
War incidents rose by approximately 15% globally, driven mostly by the Middle East and Ukraine conflicts. The escalation between Israel and Lebanese Shia movement Hizbullah was reflected by war incidents in Lebanon more than doubling. Ukraine continued to increase its drone and missile attacks against strategic assets in Russia, and the number of incidents rose by a quarter. The number of unrest incidents remained broadly unchanged between Q2 and Q3 2024. Asia recorded an uptick of approximately 15% quarter-on-quarter, driven by anti-government unrest in Bangladesh, and protests in India and Indonesia. Europe recorded a decline of about 25% in unrest events, reflecting a broad reduction in pro-Palestinian demonstrations and the end of election-related protests in France and Austria. An increase of 19% in global terrorism incidents in Q3 was driven by the significant escalation in attacks by Hizbullah on Israel – the number of these attacks increased by almost 75%. To a lesser extent, Islamist extremists in Pakistan increased activity in the quarter – doubling incident numbers quarter-on-quarter. 24,064 7.9% increase on Q2 2024
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