The 2020 Annex of Statistical Information has indicated that the number of terrorist attacks has increased 13% worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Terrorist fatalities rose 12% during pandemic.
Jihadist groups claim that the pandemic is a punishment from God on the west, while right-wing extremists spread conspiracy theories. But both kinds of groups have continued to operate despite pandemic conditions, reports Mahmut Cengiz in an extensive article published by Homeland Security Today.
