632 terrorist attacks have occurred so far in 2016. 6,013 innocent people had their lives robbed and 8,018 individuals had their lives altered by injuries sustained from hateful acts claimed by Islamic terrorist group, ISIS. The Religion of Peace, an online group that fights stereotypes against people of Islam, reports the above data. Hundreds of attacks have been underway this year, yet few have been made known to the public. These attacks include the slaughtering of 300 villagers in Nigeria, bombings in Belgium, suicide bombings during a soccer game in Iraq, blasts at a park in Pakistan, and chemical attacks in Syria, just to name eight of the over 500 attacks so far in 2016. Although all of these devastations have many casualties and victims, the publicity of these events on social media and news platforms varied greatly. People took to social media to show support towards victims of the Belgium attacks, however there was little to no response over the attacks in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, and others.

In a suburban Nigeria town, 300 were slain on February 24^th. Christian villages were targeted by a group of radical Islamic mercenaries. Women, children, and unborn babies were among the 300 killed in the attacks. There were no noted injuries on the tragic Wednesday in late February. In repercussion, Nigeria has adjusted the deployments of their army. Tukur Buratai, a Lieutenant General, ensures that the army is doing their best to restrain all attacks. Peace measures have been taken, and the army strives to settle the clashes.

March 22^th, 2016 was the date 30 people passed away in Brussels, Belgium. Two linked attacks occurred in a subway station and at an airport in the Belgian capital. When two suicide bombers detonated nail-packed bombs at a busy airport check-in counter, the travelers were set into a fury. Shortly after the airport commotion, a second explosion took place inside of a crowded subway station. Alphonse Lyoura, a witness of the airport attack was dismantled by the terror that took place right before her eyes. She described the attack as horrible and stated, “Belgium doesn’t deserve this.” For fireman in Belgium, Pierre Meys, the carnage seen on March 22^th was the worst he had ever witnessed.

March 25^th was the day at least 41 families lost family members. At a soccer game in Iskandariyah, Iraq a Fedayeen suicide bomber detonated his suicide belt around a crowd of soccer enthusiasts. Raed al-Zaidi lost his cousin in the attack and what was a final match quickly became al-Zaidi’s cousin’s last game ever. All his cousin wanted was to win the game, and his wish, according to al-Zaidi, went incomplete. The same is true for the other 40 victims of the attacks in Iskandariyah.

More terror was seen on March 27^th at a park in Lahore, Pakistan where Christian families celebrating Easter were targeted by a suicide blast carried out by a branch of the Pakistani Taliban. On that Sunday, at least 74 people were murdered and over half of the victims were children. In addition, 362 or more individuals were injured by the attack. With park gates closed, those present during the attacks were trapped on the premises, surrounded by lifeless bodies. The March attack did not come as the first threat to the Christian community in Lahore. Previously in March 2015, Christians were attacked in a similar situation which killed 14. As reported by CNN, Christian people make up less than 2 percent of the population in Pakistan. Their low numbers lead to tension between their religion and that of the Muslim core in Pakistan.

On April 7^th, 23 individuals lost their lives in a chemical attack in Aleppo, Syria. ISIS, responsible for this attack, released chemical shells into a residential neighborhood, choking the victims to death. In addition to the two dozen people killed, over 100 other residents were injured in the hate-filled acts. As reported by journalist Nawrouz Uthman, the outcome of the attacks implied the use of poisonous substances in the shells that were released into the residential neighborhood of Aleppo. Doctors also acknowledged the symptoms seen by patients. The banned toxic gases caused suffocation among those injured and left them weak and ill-feeling.

Terrorist attacks continue to happen everyday. With innocent people dying and groups with ill intent being behind the attacks, much of the world fights daily terror. Globally, people remember victims and spread memories of their time on Earth. The data used in this article was last updated April 21, 2016.