27 August 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 23 August 2024, Issa Al H, 26-years-old, conducted a Bladed Weapons attack in the western 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...
17 June 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 02 July 2024, Mohammad Farooq, 28, of Hetton Road in Leeds, was found guilty of preparing for an act of terrorism. Prior to the trial, Farooq had pleaded guilty to possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life, firearms offences, and the possession of terrorist material. Farooq had identified two potential targets for an attack; RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire and St James’s Hospital in Leeds where he was a student nurse. He conducted hostile reconnaissance at the RAF...
27 March 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 22 March 2024 at approximately 19:40, four individuals entered the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, and conducted a Firearms and Fire as a Weapon attack (FaW). The perpetrators targeted an estimated 6,000 people at a rock concert and set fire to the venue. The roof of the concert hall later collapsed. Reporting suggests that there were at least 139 fatalities and more than 100 others were injured. Four individuals were later arrested in the Bryansk region of Russia, around 14 hours...
09 February 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 02 February 2024, an individual was sentenced to a minimum of five years in prison for possessing chemicals for a terrorist purpose. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, the individual was “dedicated to Islamic State inspired extremist beliefs” and had accessed propaganda videos which provided instructions on manufacturing explosives.{X} The individual had reportedly bought knives, including one of the same type featured in an instructional Islamic State video, and...
30 August 2023 | Islamist Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI, Junior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: Media reporting suggests that on 30 July 2023, an individual linked with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) conducted a Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (PBIED) attack in Pakistan. The attack was conducted in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan at a rally organised by supporters of the Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. The Amaq news agency of the Islamic State (IS) later stated that ISKP claimed responsibility for the...
