A new study by Tel Aviv’s Institute for National Security shows that 2017 was a record year for female suicide bombers. As in, a record number of women and girls carried out suicide attacks: “The highest number of female suicide bombers since women began participating in suicide attacks.”
The study found 348 suicide attacks in 2017, carried out in 23 countries by 623 terrorists, 137 of whom (22%) were female, 126 of whom were with Boko Haram, the Islamic terrorist group based in Nigeria that’s affiliated with the Islamic State.
The study found 348 suicide attacks in 2017, carried out in 23 countries by 623 terrorists, 137 of whom (22%) were female, 126 of whom were with Boko Haram, the Islamic terrorist group based in Nigeria that’s affiliated with the Islamic State.