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ISIS Attacks Soared in Past 3 Months, Says IHS Jane’s Database

ISIS Attacks Soared in Past 3 Months, Says IHS Jane’s Database

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Syrian Kurds Battle IS To Retain Control Of Kobani — An explosion rocks Syrian city of Kobani during a reported suicide car bomb attack by the militants of Islamic State (ISIS) group on a People's Protection Unit (YPG) position on Oct .20, 2014, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey.Gokhan Sahin—Getty Images

October 22, 2015 4:53 AM EDT

The number of average daily attacks carried out by ISIS worldwide jumped 42 percent over the past three months, according to new data published Thursday.

IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre recorded a total of 1,086 ISIS attacks worldwide between July 1 and Sept. 30 — and the average daily number of attacks jumped to 11.8 from 8.3 in the preceding quarter.

The true number of attacks was likely “far higher,” according to IHS, because the data only included operations claimed by the militants or definitively linked to them by governments.

The average daily death toll also jumped significantly over…

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