02 January 2024 | State Threat, Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 22 December 2023, an individual was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for attempting to collect information useful to a terrorist.[1] The individual conducted hostile reconnaissance at the headquarters of Iran International, a dissident Iranian television station, in West London. Reporting suggests that the individual recorded security arrangements at the venue on his phone as part of a plot to conduct a terrorist attack.[2] Prosecutors did not suggest that the individual aimed to...
19 December 2023 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 07 December 2023, the UK Home Office released statistics on the number of individuals referred to, and supported through, the Prevent programme from April 2022 to March 2023.[1] The Prevent programme is intended to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism by tackling the ideological causes of terrorism, intervening early to support those susceptible to radicalisation, and enabling people to disengage and rehabilitate.[2] If a referred individual is considered at risk of...
06 December 2023 | Blog, Security
Tags: As the festive period approaches, it is important to remember that the UK faces a diverse and evolving terrorism threat. Among others, the 2016 Berlin Christmas Market and 2018 Strasbourg attacks act as a reminder of the intent of terrorist actors globally to conduct attacks targeting large crowds of people at this time of year. Terrorist actors in the UK maintain the intent and capability to conduct attacks during the festive period, indiscriminately targeting members of the public at publicly accessible and iconic sites. The UK terrorism threat level...
29 November 2023 | Annual Report, Threat Landscape
Pool Re’s Annual Threat Report explores the key terrorism trends and events of 2023, provides outlooks for 2024, and assesses the possible drivers of UK terrorism threat going forward. Click the image below to access the full...
15 November 2023 | Islamist Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 13 November 2023, an individual suspected of being a member of a four-man Islamic State (IS) cell nicknamed “The Beatles” was sentenced to eight years in prison. The individual pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and two charges of funding terrorism following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command.[1] He had previously served seven and a half years in prison in Turkey for being a senior member of IS, however, had denied being a member of “The...