(Eagle News) – The Philippines is the 10th country most impacted by terrorism, becoming the only country in Southeast Asia to land in the top 10 of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2018.
The country was also rated the 8th among countries with the highest increase in terrorism deaths worldwide this year.
The list of countries considered as emerging terrorism hotspots was released by the Institute for Economics and Peace in its 2018 Global Terrorism Index (GTI).
The report listed as among the worst terrorist attacks in the Philippines the Marawi City siege last year which started with the attack by ISIS-inspired Maute rebels in May 2017. The Marawi City siege lasted for five months.
Philippine troops of a southern Philippine city where Islamic State supporters waged a brutal five-month battle began leaving Marawi on October 25, as a group of journalists were given the first ever press tour of the devastated city. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
The GTI report said that terrorist activity in countries like the Philippines “exacerbated tensions between splinter terror groups and national governments.”
Iraq topped the list of “most impacted countries” followed by Afghanistan, Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, India, Yemen and Egypt.
