09 December 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout November 2024 have demonstrated the continuing complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in November and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: Violent acts conducted in the aftermath of a Europa League football match in November demonstrates the continued impact of the Middle East crises on Western Europe and...
07 November 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout October 2024 have demonstrated the continuing complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in October and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: High profile plots across the US and Europe related to Islamic State show that the group, and individual’s adhering to its ideology, remain a prominent terrorism threat to...
27 September 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Lucy Hagger,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 16 September 2024, Alan Edward, 54, was found guilty of planning to commit an act of terrorism {X}. Edward had discussed an attack on a LGBT group in Falkirk, Scotland. The court found Edward possessed and expressed a neo-Nazi outlook, notions of white supremacy and anti-semitism {X}. Police found a cache of weapons and equipment at Edward’s home, including an air pistol, a crossbow, 14 knives, and machetes. Certain items of equipment had Nazi and SS insignia on. He also possessed blunt force...
16 September 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 13 September 2024, Patrick Ruane, 55, of London, was found guilty of two counts of encouraging terrorism. Ruane reportedly believed in conspiracy theories about a “hidden agenda” in the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and routinely posted on Telegram in 2021 in an attempt to incite chat group members to attack COVID-19 vaccination staff, centres, and politicians {X}{X}. Ruanne reportedly posted to two Telegram chat groups on the encrypted messaging platform, which had 18,000...
16 September 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: Timeline On 23 August 2024, Issa Al H, 26-years-old, conducted a Bladed Weapons attack in the West German city of Solingen {X}. The individual conducted the attack at approximately 21:40 at a free music concert during the “Festival of Diversity”; a festival celebrating the 650-year history of Solingen. Three individuals were killed and eight others were injured, four of them severely. German authorities arrested the perpetrator on 25 August 2024 after he turned himself into police and claimed...
28 August 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 24 August 2024, an individual conducted a Fire as a Weapon attack at the Beth Yaacov synagogue in La Grande-Motte, France. Reporting suggests that the individual started fires at two entrances to the synagogue and two vehicles in its car park were set alight. One of the vehicles reportedly contained at least one gas canister and exploded. A police officer was injured {X}. Prosecutors stated that the male suspect was recorded on surveillance fleeing the site carrying a Palestinian flag and a...
