Number of ISIL Attacks Soars 42% in 3Q2015 - IHS Terrorism Centre

The Islamic State (ISIL) militant group carried out over 1,000 attacks worldwide in the third quarter of 2015, IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC) said in a press release on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to JTIC, the average daily number of ISIL-related attacks showed a 42-percent increase between July 1 and September 30 compared to the previous quarter, with a total of 1,086 attacks recorded by the center.

The average daily number of ISIL attacks increased by 39 percent over the past year, the press release reported.

ISIL is notorious for numerous terrorist attacks and human rights atrocities, and has occupied large areas in Syria and Iraq, proclaiming a caliphate on the land under its control.

An international coalition headed by the United States has been bombing ISIL positions in the two countries, without the approval of the United Nations or the Syrian government, since 2014.

On September 30, Russia began pinpoint airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria, following a request from President Bashar Assad.

The Iraqi parliament is planning a vote by the end of October on requesting the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces in fighting ISIL, a member of the State of Law Coalition told Sputnik on Wednesday.