Terrorist Attacks Spiked in '06

Attacks rise 25% percent, driven by
By J. Kelman,  Newser User
Posted Apr 30, 2007 10:16 PM CDT
Terrorist Attacks Spiked in '06
Iraqi policemen inspect the wreckage of   (Getty Images)

Terrorist attacks rose 25 percent in 2006, with much of the rise attributable to Iraq, according to a State Department report released today. Terrorism claimed over 20,000 lives in 2006—two-thirds of those in Iraq—up sharply from 2005, raising doubts about the short-term success of the continued War on Terror.

Iran earned a dubious spot on the list as the "most active state sponsor of terror." The other real horror story was Africa, where attacks in Sudan and Nigeria caused a 65 percent jump in the number of attacks. Terrorists also adopted increasingly deadly tactics, including the use of chemical weapons, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan. (More terrorism stories.)

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