The global spread of radical Islamic groups

This alone 150,000 estimated killed in a bit over 2 years. (since April 2023)

4 million displaced people.

More than 30 million needing humanitarian assistance - the world's largest hunger crisis.

I realise that most of this is not interesting to people here or in Westernised countries. However, the impact will gradually be seen (is already being seen) throughout a large part of the world. As I mentioned our children and grandchildren will have the effects of this to deal with. It's a growing situation and incredibly sad for the innocents caught up in it.

The civil war in Sudan

As the civil war enters its third year, Sudan’s two warring factions remain locked in a deadly power struggle. Death toll estimates vary widely, with the former U.S. envoy for Sudan suggesting as many as one hundred and fifty thousand people have been killed since the conflict began on April 15, 2023. More than fourteen million have been displaced, giving rise to the worst displacement crisis in the world. Nearly three million displaced Sudanese have fled to unstable areas in Chad, Ethiopia, and South Sudan, overrunning refugee camps. The UN continues to plead for more support as more than thirty million need humanitarian assistance, and deteriorating food security risks are triggering the “world’s largest hunger crisis.”

Meanwhile, mediation efforts have failed to produce results as the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) refuse to halt their violence, and regional and international actors have taken sides in the war. As conditions deteriorate, the World Food Programme’s Carl Skau warned, “we are running out of time.”
Background

Central African Republic

"Since gaining independence in 1960, CAR has experienced decades of violence and instability, including six coups. Despite repeated efforts to attain peace and disarmament, an insurgency led by Seleka forces—a coalition of armed, primarily Muslim groups—seized the capital of Bangui and ousted the government of François Bozizé in 2013. In response to brutality by Seleka forces, “anti-balaka” coalitions of Christian fighters formed to launch violent attacks on Seleka fighters and Muslim civilians, provoking a renewed conflict that has killed and displaced thousands. Despite seven attempts at peace agreements between the government and non-state armed groups since 2012, Seleka and anti-balaka militias have only increased their activity and influence across the country, terrorizing civilians and clashing over control of mineral resources and migration routes. Due to the scale of the crisis, the UN Security Council established a peacekeeping force in April 2014 that incorporated African Union and French forces that had previously deployed to CAR. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in CAR continues to worsen, with around 70 percent of the population living in extreme poverty and around 3.4 million people in need of assistance. Spillover from neighboring Sudan’s civil war has also exacerbated the conflict, with reports of air raids and the recruitment of CAR fighters by Sudanese forces contributing to ongoing violence and instability."

There are so many nations now struggling with terrorism.

The rise in terrorism in a large part of Africa affects us all in the UK or Europe since people fleeing from the extremists have to go somewhere.

I know there is little appetite for interference from Western nations so I guess everyone sits back and watches as larger areas are taken over by more radical extremists and more people flee those areas until what? Keep out of it? Help out the moderate people? No idea but is a problem for our children and grandchildren so we could just kick it down the road for them to sort out.

51% of global-terrorism related deaths occurred in the Sahel in 2024. It's a massive problem in those countries.

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violent-extremism-sahel

May I ask the 29% who doesn't think the global spread of radical extremism is a problem why it isn't? Or perhaps YABU for a completely different reason.

It's growing and not being taken seriously enough. Moderate people of all religions/cultures/ etc do not want this but once the extremists take over areas it's very hard to push back, as is seen in parts of Africa now.

A common area of peace and stability. I'm not sure how that contributes to the rise of worldwide Islamic terrorist organisation. Could you share what link you think that has to the rise in Worldwide radical Islamist groups?

How many people in Lebanon agree with Hezbollah? The Shiites but a bit unfortunate if you are Sunni. As you say many in the country may not view it as a terrorist organisation but if it attacks other countries then perhaps the worldwide definition applies? I don't make the definitions. If Israel wasn't attacked by Hezbollah then Israel wouldn't attack back or vice versus if you have the other viewpoint - so if both Israel and the organisation of Hezbollah stopped attacking each other - Hezbollah isn't the actual government of the Lebanon.

"Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by the United States and many other countries, and has deep-rooted military alliances with repressive, anti-Israel regimes in Iran and Syria. Cross-border clashes between Hezbollah and Israel escalated in recent years, particularly amid Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip that broke out last year. In a major intensification of its battle with Hezbollah, in late 2024 Israel killed long time leader Hassan Nasrallah, and launched a ground offensive against the group in southern Lebanon". It's is Iranian back. Iran backs many 'terrorist organisations'. It is a Shiite Muslim party so not so great for Suni Muslims (they matter too). You probably know that "Hezbollah publicly confirmed its involvement in the Syrian Civil War in 2013, and it sent some seven thousand militants to assist Iranian and Russian forces in supporting the Syrian government against largely Sunni rebel groups". So again not great if you are Sunni Muslim - many would say they shouldn't be killed either but it doesn't really gather much publicity though.

I wouldn't pop them on my Christmas list

The thing is they are already here and when they are British then they have the right to live here and be dealt with here. It's a problem that needs dealing with. Hence the programme to spread awareness and for everyone to support suspicious behaviour. There are many signs and if everyone is more vigilant that perhaps more future attacks might be prevented?

I've leave it here now and not keep posting. It is something that some people are aware of, others not so much, some totally uninterested in, some choose to ignore and leave to counter terrorism and police, it is growing though and perhaps we can help by being watchful around how people present themselves.

Thoughts are with victims of terrorism whatever part of the world they may live in.

India:

Terrorism in India is due to two old problems, which are not as old as India itself. One is the latent separatism in some states that were once autonomous and independent kingdoms. The other cause is the age-old friction between Muslim and Hindu factions.

They are trying to tackle the problem: What are the measures taken by India to face challenges of terrorism?

Amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in 2008 and 2012 to strengthen the punitive measures to combat terrorism. The creation of the National Investigation Agency under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 to investigate and prosecute offences under the Acts specified in its Schedule.

Lost of countries are struggling with the rise in terrorism and taking various measures to tackle the growing problem.

SOME DETAILS ABOUT PROSCRIBE ORGANISATIONS AND WHAT IS MEANS TO SUPPORT THEM

Proscription offences
Proscription makes it a criminal offence to:

• belong, or profess to belong, to a proscribed organisation in the UK or overseas (section 11 of the act)
• invite support for a proscribed organisation (the support invited need not be material support, such as the provision of money or other property, and can also include moral support or approval) (section 12(1))
• express an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation, reckless as to whether a person to whom the expression is directed will be encouraged to support a proscribed organisation (section 12(1A))
• arrange, manage or assist in arranging or managing a meeting in the knowledge that the meeting is to support or further the activities of a proscribed organisation, or is to be addressed by a person who belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation (section 12(2)); or to address a meeting if the purpose of the address is to encourage support for, or further the activities of, a proscribed organisation (section 12(3))
• wear clothing or carry or display articles in public in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that the individual is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation (section 13)
• publish an image of an item of clothing or other article, such as a flag or logo, in the same circumstances (section 13(1A))

I'm sorry - the growth of radical organisations worldwide is huge. India is also struggling.

I believe as others do that it is on all of us to work together to provide factual information and support to people who may be at risk of becoming radicalised and then might go onto actually carrying out an act of terrorism.