Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism – according to Maat new report, In Q2 2023 (from April until June)… At least 230 terrorist operations were carried out in the Arab region claiming the lives of 3387 victims
Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights issued its quarterly report entitled “Index of Terrorism in the Arab Region” for the period from April to June 2023, which monitors terrorist operations carried out during that period and tracks the movement of terrorist organizations and efforts to combat them.
At least 3387 people fell victim to terrorist operations during the period. Despite the marked decrease in the number of terrorist operations in the Arab region during Q2 2023, which recorded 230 operations, a decline of 35 from Q1, the internal crisis in Sudan was and remains the first contributor to the huge number of victims.
Analyzing the reality of terrorism within every Arab country reveals that the threat of terrorism and extremism remain present, and terrorist organizations are still working to renew and rehabilitate themselves.
With regard to geographical distribution of terrorist operations and acts of violence, we find that the death toll has nearly doubled compared to Q1 in North Africa, with 58 terrorist operations, or 25.2%, as Sudan ranked first in the terrorist operations index, with 45 operations, most of which were carried out during the ongoing conflict since mid-April between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Sudan also ranked first in the number of casualties, with 2,800 deaths and more than 5,000 injuries.
