The year 2015 was the second deadliest for terrorist attacks on record, with 29,376 deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index. In a statement released by his office, Obama said he had ordered that all U.S. embassies and consulates around the world be closed until further notice. ISIS was responsible for a 650% rise in deaths across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development zone. The report also revealed numbers of terrorist incidents had risen in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and Turkey, while deaths in Iraq and Nigeria fell by 32% in 2015.
The year 2015 was the second deadliest for terrorist attacks on record, with 29,376 deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index. The report said 72% of attacks occurred in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Syria, while ISIS, Boko Haram, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda were behind 74% of attacks. ISIS was responsible for a 650% rise in deaths across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development zone. The report also revealed numbers of terrorist incidents had risen in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and Turkey, while deaths in Iraq and Nigeria fell by 32% in 2015.