05 January 2024 | Right Wing Terrorism, Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: Two individuals have been sentenced for a total of 15 years for terrorism offences. The pair encouraged listeners of their “neo-Nazi online podcast” – Black Wolf Radio – to commit acts of terrorism against ethnic minorities.[1] The pair reportedly shared homophobic, racist, antisemitic, Islamophobic and misogynistic views and called for Prince Harry to be “prosecuted” and “judicially killed for treason”.[2] The pair also endorsed the 2016 murder of Jo Cox MP and praised the 2019 Christchurch...
20 November 2023 | Right Wing Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Becca Stewart ASyI, Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 17 November 2023, a former British soldier was found guilty of preparing to commit a terrorist attack. Counter Terrorism Police (CTP) found details on the individual’s phone about a plot to target a bookshop identified by the individual as holding differing views to his own e.g. left-wing and social issues such as the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. The individual planned to paint a swastika and ‘white lives matter’ on the walls and smash the windows of the bookshop, before soaking the...
13 November 2023 | Right Wing Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 10 November 2023, a 17 year old who adhered to an Extreme Right-Wing ideology was sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences including plotting a terrorist attack against a mosque. The perpetrator had conducted hostile reconnaissance at a mosque in Keighley, contacted a UK-based individual in order to buy a weapon, and written a “detailed plan for carrying out a terrorist attack”.[1] Court records claim the individual planned to murder his girlfriend before attending the Markazi Jamia and...
04 October 2023 | Deep Dive, Islamist Terrorism, Right Wing Terrorism
Author: Becca Stewart ASyI, Threat Analyst Read Time: 10 minutes Since 2010, in-person radicalisation has been linked to the majority of significant terrorism-related incidents in the UK. At the same time, rates of online radicalisation have been increasing rapidly resulting in growing numbers of convictions for online terrorism offences. Following the December 2022 publication of a report by His Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) exploring “the internet and radicalisation pathways” of convicted terrorists in the UK [1], this...
03 March 2023 | Islamist Terrorism, Right Wing Terrorism, Tactics & Methodologies, Threat Analysis
This month: Man charged with terrorism offences following attempted Improvised Explosive Device attack outside Leeds Hospital. An independent Iranian news outlet forced out of London by reports of threat. Two prominent media figures sent threatening letters by affiliates of proscribed UK far-right terror group. A serving British Army serviceman charged with terror offences. Police targeted in Pakistan as suicide bomber kills over 80 in mosque attack. Read the full update here Monthly Threat Report © Pool Reinsurance Company Limited...
04 January 2023 | Cyber Terrorism, Islamist Terrorism, Right Wing Terrorism, Tactics & Methodologies, Threat Analysis
What is the role of non-state cyber groups in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the implications of their actions at home and abroad? A report by Conrad Prince CB[1], Pool Re’s senior cyber terrorism adviser. Terrorism-related charges and co... This content is subscription only. 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...
