The PKK/YPG's continued operation in Syria and Northern Iraq, coupled with the group's ongoing attacks in Turkey, highlight the persistent threat that the group poses to regional security.
On Wednesday Aug. 26, 2021, an attack in Kabul crowded area around an airport led to bloodshed of U.S marines, service people as well as innocent Afghani civilians. The attacked was claimed by the terrorist group IS-K.
Drawing on the data gathered in the Terrorism Analysis Platform (TAP), this report gives the general trends of worldwide terrorism in the last 6 months with a focus on attack numbers, geographical locations, security environments, attack types and target types.