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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/us/politics/terrorism-islamic-militants.html
Number of Islamic Militants Nearly Four Times Higher than in 2001
(New York Times) Eric Schmitt - Nearly four times as many Sunni Islamic militants are operating around the world today as on Sept. 11, 2001, despite nearly two decades of American-led campaigns to combat al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, according to a new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. There are as many as 230,000 Salafi jihadist fighters in nearly 70 countries, with the largest numbers in Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. "This indicates that terrorism is alive and well, and that Americans should be concerned," said Seth G. Jones, director of the center's transnational threats project.