Perhaps the most infamous terrorist attack on American soil occurred on September 11, 2001. Nineteen al Qaeda operatives’ hijacked four aircrafts flew two in the World Trade Center complex in New York, one into the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the final plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania. At the World Trade Center site, 2,753 people were killed; 184 perished at the Pentagon; and 40 died in the Pennsylvania …show more content…
The radical sect of Nigerian Muslims has caused havoc in Nigeria for over a decade. Boko Haram’s ideology is one that forbids Muslims to partake in any activities associated with Western culture. Boko Haram launched its violent campaigns in 2009, attacking schools, churches, and homes. In 2014, Boko Haram made news after it kidnapped 276 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria. Although some of the girls escaped, over 200 hostages remain. Boko Haram claims responsibility for attacks not only in Nigeria, but also in Cameroon, Chad, and