27 June 2023 | Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Becca Stewart ASyI, Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 16 June 2023, the High Court heard evidence suggesting that the New Irish Republican Army (New IRA) had collaborated with organised crime groups in the attempted murder of off-duty Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) John Caldwell on 22 February 2023 in Omagh, Northern Ireland. DCI Caldwell was shot several times by two assailants. The New IRA later claimed responsibility for the attack and, as of 21 June 2023, seven men have been charged with attempted murder. The involvement of organised...
14 June 2023 | Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI, Junior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 05 June 2023, two individuals were jailed for a number of offences relating to terrorism and a plot to destroy 5G masts resulting from a subscription to COVID-19-related conspiracy theories.[1] Darren Reynolds was found guilty of encouraging terrorism by calling for attacks on MPs. Reynolds reportedly ran an online Telegram group chat in which he called for Boris Johnson to be “eliminated” and praised the 2016 murder of Jo Cox MP.[2] Reynolds had also reportedly shared far-right...
14 April 2023 | Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Julian Stone BEM, Principal Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: As of 11 April 2023, the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) has announced the recovery of four suspected pipe bombs in a cemetery in the Creggan estate in Derry/Londonderry ahead of the visit of the United States President, Joe Biden, to Northern Ireland on the same day.[1] PSNI has linked the device to members of the New Irish Republican Army.[2] The four small devices were uncovered the day after an ‘unnotified’ march by ‘dissident republicans’ on the Creggan estate turned...
09 March 2023 | Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Oliver Hair,Junior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 22 February 2023, an off-duty Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer was targeted by two individuals using a firearm in Omagh, Northern Ireland. The ongoing police investigation is treating the case as terrorism-related with a focus on the New IRA (NIRA); however, individuals affiliated with criminal networks and with links to dissident republicans are reportedly among those arrested.[1] An unverified statement alleged to have been produced by NIRA has reportedly claimed the...
05 October 2022 | Islamist Terrorism, Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism, Right Wing Terrorism, Tactics & Methodologies, Threat Analysis
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02 June 2021 | Blog, Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism
Following a recent bomb plot targeting an off-duty Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer, the threat of violent dissident republicanism (VDR) is once again under the spotlight. As simmering intercommunal tensions escalated into... Log in or sign up for FREE access to our Solutions Centre to gain unlimited access to all our premium content, tools, products, and services in one easy to reach platform. Subscribe...
