May Monthly Terrorism Update

May Monthly Terrorism Update

Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout April 2025 have demonstrated the complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in April and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: Publicly accessible and crowded locations remain highly attractive targets for terrorist attacks in the UK and globally. The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict and wider Middle East...
February Monthly Terrorism Update

February Monthly Terrorism Update

Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout January 2025 have demonstrated the complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in January and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: The conviction of Jason Savage, an Islamist-inspired terrorist, following the disruption of a late-stage attack plot demonstrated that Islamist terrorism remains the predominant...
January Monthly Terrorism Update

January Monthly Terrorism Update

Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout December 2024 have demonstrated the complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team have provided a summary of the key incidents in December and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: High-profile terrorism-related incidents conducted in the USA and Germany demonstrate that Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) remains an attractive terrorist methodology....
Islamic State Claim Responsibility for Festival of Diversity Attack

Islamic State Claim Responsibility for Festival of Diversity Attack

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...
Individual Guilty of Hospital Terror Plot

Individual Guilty of Hospital Terror Plot

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...