Terrorism down globally; Mindanao a terrorist haven, says US

The State Department reports the number of worldwide terror attacks fell to 10,283 last year, down from 11,641 in 2010, the lowest since 2005.

It traces the decline to the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011 and other top Al Qaeda members. The report says the death of the terrorist leader triggered a “decline that will be difficult to reverse.” The same report says Mindanao remains a terrorist haven noting weak government control, lingering poverty and Islamic minority resentment. The report adds, the ability of groups to conduct terror activities like the Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf and the New People’s Army “remain constrained”.

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