04 December 2023 | Islamist Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 02 December 2023, an Islamist terrorist conducted a marauding Bladed and Blunt Force Weapons attack in central Paris, using a knife and a hammer. There was one fatality, and two others, including a British tourist, were injured.[1] Prosecutor Jean-François Ricard said the alleged suspect had pledged allegiance to Islamic State prior to the attack and had previously served four years in prison in 2016 for plotting to conduct a separate attack.[2] The perpetrator reportedly told police after...
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...
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...
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...
13 November 2023 | Deep Dive, Tactics & Methodologies
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI, Threat Analyst Read Time: 15 minutes “Our borders are not as secure as they should be and much greater efforts should be made to prevent the illegal transportation of weapons and people into the country. It would be naive in the extreme to assume that would-be terrorists will not attempt to exploit any such weaknesses.” – Lord Toby Harris, 2016.[1] In September 2023, The Telegraph reported that the New IRA had allegedly acquired “two hand grenades, a handgun, more than 50 rounds of ammunition and more than a kilogram of plastic...