Some acts of terrorism are related to external events and nationalities. Global terrorism database more than 180,000 terrorist attacks worldwide, 19702017. Jun 29, 2016 worldcheck global terrorism database leaked online, reveals 2. A former canadian army corporal storms into quebecs provincial parliament building and opens fire with a machine gun, killing three. Jun 21, 2018 canadian border guards have been screening travellers using a huge, secretive us anti terrorism database that is almost never referred to publicly, new documents reveal. These words are now part of the lexicon of a renewed war on terrorism, a vocabulary ottawa officials use. Global terrorism database the global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2015 with annual updates planned for the future. On july 22, 2018, 29yearold faisal hussain fired a pistol at crowds of people dining at outdoor restaurants on torontos popular danforth avenue, killing two and wounding. The quantitative analysis of terrorism and immigration. Canadian border guards have been screening travellers using a huge, secretive us antiterrorism database that is almost never referred to publicly, new documents reveal. The canadian incident database cidb is a publiclyaccessible database describing terrorism and violent extremism incidents with a canadian connection. After a firefight with police, officers discovered hussain dead in a nearby alley.
Terrorism in canada is a list of terrorist acts committed in canada. Csa guide to the suppression of terrorism and canadian sanctions reporting obligations stcs guide in pdf. Jan 30, 2017 a member of the canadian forces salutes as he passes in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier at the national war memorial in ottawa, wednesday oct. The office of the superintendent of financial institutions osfi began publishing lists of names on its website in 2003 to assist federally regulated financial institutions frfis in meeting their obligations to conduct monthly reporting in relation to new legislation. The canadian press published thursday, october 23, 2014 9. The number of incidents of international terrorism in canada began to grow in the 1960s. Terrorism events data an inventory of databases and data sets. Terrorism incidents database search rand corporation.
Jun 22, 2018 canadian border guards have been screening travellers using a huge, secretive us anti terrorism database that is almost never referred to publicly, new documents reveal. Over the past 5 years a total number of 29 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 14 people have been killed and 67 injured. The canadian incident database cidb covers all weapon types, but only as they. Download the database the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti online search form provides tools to filter the collected list of terrorism incidents and graph the results. Abstracts database national criminal justice reference. Attributes of terrorist events iterate covers all weapon. Canadian terrorism database videos and latest news articles. Expand the transnational illicit trafficking transit database. Database of legislation on the definition of terrorism. Unlike many other event databases, the gtd includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes over 190,000 cases. Laitin, misunderestimating terrorism, foreign affairs 83, no.
Counterterrorism, security screenings, protecting critical infrastructure, counter proliferation. The paper starts with a new typology of terrorist acts based on a database of canadian incidents. The tweed data set can be downloaded in spss format via the tweed website. Data and statistics terrorism library guides at penn. Economics and peace with their global terrorism database gtd datasets on terrorism. This annual publication by the institute for economics and peace sydney, nsw, australia provides a large collection of statistical data and commentary derived from the global terrorism database gtd, consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism start, at the university of maryland. Undeniably, canadas latest antiterrorism legislation bill c51, now called the antiterrorism act, 2015 has given rise to a great amount of controversy. The database, called tuscan, is provided to every canadian border guard and immigration officer, and empowers them to detain, interrogate, arrest and deny entry to anyone found. Within this singlecountry context, it provides insight into the frequency of noncbrn domestic incidents, which are excluded in iterate and the wmddb. Antiterrorism eta ate antiterrorist liberation group gal antizionist commandos. Chicago project on security and terrorism cpost maintains a searchable database on all suicide attacks from 1982 on. It had been revenge, the guardian reported, for a raid on a sikh temple on the other side of the globe. Global counterterrorism database worldcheck leaks online.
Jan 15, 2020 the global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2015 with annual updates planned for the future. Canada united nations security council counterterrorism. The government actions in terror environments gate data project is a multi institutional effort to collect and code. Download historical data for 20 million indicators using your browser. As of july 2017, the list extended through 2016, with an incomplete data of 1993 due to issues with that year.
The global terrorism database gtd is a database of incidents of terrorism from 1970 onward. Rand nsrd projects rand database of worldwide terrorism. Reviews of the counterterrorism committee executive directorate cted databases compendium of border control instruments, standards and recommended practices related to counterterrorism. Terrorism in canada the risk of terrorist attacks in canada over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. We are still collecting data, after 2009, however it has not yet been added to the online database. The canadian disaster database cdd contains detailed disaster information on more than 1,000 natural, technological and conflict events excluding war that have happened since 1900 at home or abroad and that have directly affected canadians. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti the rand corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. Start consortium updated 2 years ago version 3 data tasks kernels 737 discussion 18 activity metadata. Canada uses massive us antiterrorist database at borders. In order to facilitate analysis of the global terrorism database gtd with respect to isilrelated terrorism, the gtd. The definition of an entity includes a person, group, trust, partnership or fund, or an unincorporated association or organization. The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents is a compilation of data from 1972 through 2009. The listing of an entity is a public means of identifying a group or individual as being associated with terrorism. To download this abstract, check the box next to the ncj number then click the back to search results link.
The fatalities are identified as a 10yearold girl and an 18yearold woman. If, however, you want to use the rdwti in your own statistical software, you can do so by downloading the database in its entirety using the link below. The canadian incident database cidb provides data on. In the wake of the october 2014 attacks, this idea clearly remains on the governments shortlist of responses. At least one nonauthorized person obtained sensitive information following the leak of global counterterrorism database worldcheck, owned by thomson reuters. Canada chad denmark egypt france georgia germany indonesia. Monthly suppression of terrorism and canadian sanctions. Under the legislation, the information sharing capacity amongst federal government bodies has been heightened, thresholds for preventative arrest have been lessened, and the canadian security intelligence service csis has been given a. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Oct 23, 2014 the canadian press published thursday, october 23, 2014 9. There are conflicting reports of whether he died of a.
Peace iep using data from the global terrorism database. The canadian incident database cidb provides data on terrorism and extreme crime incidents in canada dating back to 1960. Under the legislation, the information sharing capacity amongst federal government bodies has been heightened, thresholds for preventative arrest have been lessened, and the canadian security intelligence. Pages in category terrorism databases the following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. Others, such as the flq crisis in the 1960s, are related to internal tensions within the country. Specialized resources terrorism research guides at. A former canadian army corporal storms into quebecs provincial parliament building and opens fire with a. The monterey weapons of mass destruction terrorism database wmddb covers any geographic orientation, but is limited to those events involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear cbrn weapons monterey terrorism research and education program 2012. The global terrorism database gtd documents more than 190000 international and domestic terrorist attacks that occurred worldwide since 1970. Online form monthly suppression of terrorism and canadian sanctions reporting. The gtd includes systematic data on domestic as well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes more than 180,000 attacks. The human rights initiative hri at the center for strategic and international studies csis created an international consortium of scholars and experts from around the world to conduct research and develop concrete recommendations on how best to address and push back on closing space around civil society.
The office of the superintendent of financial institutions osfi began publishing lists of names on its website in 2003 to assist federally regulated financial institutions frfis in meeting their obligations to conduct monthly reporting in relation to new legislation and associated regulations. Terrorism is classified according to the scope of the stated objectives and the justification given for the acts committed. Since 2007, the canadian government has repeatedly expressed interest in a terrorism glorification offence, responding to internet materials regarded by officials as terrorist propaganda and as promoting radicalization. The canadian incident database cidb features information on terrorism and extremist crime incidents since 1960 with a canadian connection. Oct 22, 2014 a look at terrorist attacks in canada.
The long history of terror and violence in canada the. This categorys scope contains articles about terrorism, which may be a contentious label. From the 1960s to the 1980s, there were approximately 60 acts of international terrorism on canadian soil. The purpose of the cidb is to provide unclassified information to national security researchers, which can be used to identify patterns and trends in order to improve our understanding of terrorism and extremist crime in canada. Canada terrorism index 20022018 data 20192020 forecast. Jtf2 has, since 1993, been in charge of hostage rescue and counterterrorism. The canadian incident database cidb covers all weapon types, but only as they relate to canadian perpetrators, victims, andor targets canadian incident database cidb 2016. The research database terrorism, counterterrorism and radicalization holds an extensive array of terrorism, counterterrorism and radicalization projects underway in the. These words are now part of the lexicon of a renewed war on terrorism, a vocabulary ottawa officials use as they grapple with extremism inside canadas. Pay, pension, benefits and services for the military. Anti terrorism eta ate antiterrorist liberation group gal antizionist commandos. Tsas canadian network for research on terrorism, security. Some data sources do include information on terrorism hoaxes, but they are limited by their scope of coverage see figure 1. Additional terrorism databases and data sets will be listed in a future.
The typology is then used to extract the essential characteristics of different forms of terrorism and to explore the kinds of counterterrorist. Canadian armed forces, rcmp, security intelligence, border services, defence and public safety. Monthly reporting and other requirements relating to the suppression of terrorism and canadian sanctions under certain federal provisions. Often referred to as driving abstracts in canada, these reports provide the. Canada moves to modernize its antiterrorism legislation. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist attacks around the world from 1970 through 2017. This database, and the statistical methodology used to reach the conclusions drawn from it in the production of the 2003 edition of the patterns of global terrorism, are critiqued by alan b. The osfi database is included in universals usa securitysearch. The database is maintained by the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism start at the university of maryland, college park in. Information on canadas efforts to counter global and domestic terrorist threats, and how canada is promoting national peace and security. The database, called tuscan, is provided to every canadian border guard and immigration officer, and empowers them to detain, interrogate, arrest and deny entry to anyone found on it. Global terrorism database gtd erin miller, gary lafree, laura dugan. Worldcheck global terrorism database leaked online, reveals 2.
It aims to modernize and clarify canadian national security and intelligence operations. Tsas canadian network for research on terrorism, security, and society. Canadian disaster database the canadian disaster database is a publically accessible webbased repository of historical information about natural and manmade disasters that have taken place since 1900 in canada or abroad that have directly affected canadians. Jan 30, 2017 the canadian press called it the worst terrorist act in canadian history. Global terrorism database isil auxiliary dataset start terrorism. The canadian network of research on terrorism, security, and society tsas. With the return of canadas parliament later this month, one of the security issues sure to attract attention is bill c59. Global terrorism database terrorist events around the world, date, location, weapons used, nature of target, number of casualties, identity of perpetrator, etc. Countering violent extremism and radicalisation that lead. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 currently updated through 2018. Then, click the download button on the search results page. See canadas list of terrorist entities under the criminal code, which identifies a group or individual as being associated with or supporting terrorism.
In 1965, a group protesting the american war in vietnam dynamited three us air force jets at the edmonton industrial airport, destroying two aircraft. The canadian office of the superintendent of financial institutions osfi maintains a list of persons associated with, or found to be funding, terrorist activities. A member of the canadian forces salutes as he passes in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier at the national war memorial in ottawa, wednesday oct. The canadian press called it the worst terrorist act in canadian history.
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