Seven Individuals Arrested Over Terror Plots Linked to the Middle East

Seven Individuals Arrested Over Terror Plots Linked to the Middle East

Author: Oliver Hair ASyI, Threat Analyst  Read Time: 3 minutes  Tags: On 14 December 2023, German authorities arrested four individuals linked to an alleged plot to attack Jewish sites across Europe.[1] Media reporting suggests that the individuals were long-standing members of the proscribed terrorist group, Hamas, and had close links to the leadership of the group’s armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades. Prosecutors stated that the individuals arrested were seeking to locate a cache of weapons previously buried in Europe “in view of potential terrorist...
Anjem Choudary Charged with Three Terrorism Offences

Anjem Choudary Charged with Three Terrorism Offences

Author: Becca Stewart ASyI, Threat Analyst  Read Time: 3 minutes  Tags: On 23 July 2023, media reporting suggested that British Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary was charged with three terrorism offences in relation to proscribed terrorist group al-Muhajiroun (ALM), a group founded and previously led by him.[1] Following his arrest on 17 July 2023, Choudary is facing charges of being a member of a proscribed organisation, directing a terrorist organisation, and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation. Reports suggest that since June...
Nine arrested in Europe for terrorism offences related to Islamic State Khorasan Province

Nine arrested in Europe for terrorism offences related to Islamic State Khorasan Province

Author: Becca Stewart ASyI, Threat Analyst  Read Time: 3 minutes  Tags: On Thursday 6 July, nine individuals were arrested in a joint anti-terrorist operation by German, Dutch, and Belgian police. Seven individuals were arrested in Germany accused of founding a “domestic terrorist group” and supporting Islamic State (IS). Two others were arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of “committing preparatory acts for terrorism offences”.[1] The group allegedly have links to Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), the regional IS affiliate group based in Afghanistan....
Pan-European security initiatives and the outlook for security cooperation post-Brexit

Pan-European security initiatives and the outlook for security cooperation post-Brexit

By Emily Winterbotham, Director, Terrorism and Conflict group, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI How will Brexit impact on the UK's ability to counter terrorism? One of the things that the UK and the EU can agree on is that counter-terrorism (C... 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...
Terrorist intent, capability, and the threat of firearms and explosives attacks

Terrorist intent, capability, and the threat of firearms and explosives attacks

By Jerry Smith OBE, Senior Partner, CHC Global Background The University of Marylands Global Terrorism Database (GTD) shows that the majority of mass casualty attacks in Western Europe now employ low complexity Methodology involving the ... 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...