Deadly Terrorist Attack in Tunisia 

       On Wednesday there was a deadly terrorist attack at the Bardo Museum in the Arab nation of Tunisia. This museum is a large tourist attraction as well as the entire country. This mass shooting was done by ISIS as they have claimed responsibility. Why did ISIS do this? Their motives are leading to a wide scale disaster.

       Tunisia was previously known as the only democratic success following the Arab Spring in 2011. However, CNN reports that there is instability throughout the country regarding an "uneven economy". Also, up to 3,000 Tunisians are believed to have gone to Iraq and Syria to fight as jihadists. The terrorist attack on Wednesday left the Arabian country extremely shaken. Leaving 23 people killed and 36 others hospitalized. The gunmen who according to witnesses were,"carrying assault rifles, opened fire on tourists". Some of the victims were three Tunisians, five Japanese, four Italians, two Colombians, and two Spaniards. The majority of these victims were tourists from various ethnic backgrounds.Although the amount of people harmed in this attack was not extremely large, it is still significant.

       This terrorist attack done by ISIS means a lot more than just deaths. This attack was strategically targeted on Tunisia's economy. According to BBC, in 2014, 6.1 million tourists came to Tunisia, 14% of the total employment are supported by travel and tourism, and 15.2% of their GDP is from tourism. It is a huge way of life for this nation. ISIS targeted this and significantly harmed their economy. Mohammad Ali Troudi, a taxi driver in Tunis in regards to the attack says,"They hit the heart of our livelihood."
      Although this event is not a disaster, it is a part of a bigger picture. The bigger picture being ISIS as a whole as related in the previous blog; "Is ISIS a disaster?". The amount of people and various international actors involved in ISIS labels it a wide scale disaster. There is a huge uprooting of civilians, wide-scale violence, and corruption. ISIS continues to gain more land and more people and launch terrorist attacks. Although this deadly terrorist attack in Tunisia is not labeled a disaster, it is part of a bigger disaster.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31960926
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/africa/tunisia-museum-attack/index.html