The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria stood behind the highest number of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2023. In third place came ISIS-DRC, the Islamic State branch in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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US Department of Homeland Security. (April 15, 2024). Number of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2023, by perpetrator [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728964/number-of-terrorist-attacks-worldwide-by-perpetrator/
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