April Monthly Terrorism Update

April Monthly Terrorism Update

Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout March 2025 have demonstrated the complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in March and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: Extreme Right-Wing related plots from across the UK demonstrate that Extreme Right-Wing terrorism will remain a significant terrorism threat to the UK in the long term. It is almost...
March Monthly Terrorism Update

March Monthly Terrorism Update

Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout February 2025 have demonstrated the complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in February and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: Islamist inspired terrorism plots and attacks conducted across Western Europe in February 2025 demonstrate that Islamist terrorism remains the predominant terrorism threat to the UK...
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....
Germany Faces Increased Terrorism Threat 

Germany Faces Increased Terrorism Threat 

Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes  Tags: Timeline   On 23 August 2024, Issa Al H, 26-years-old, conducted a Bladed Weapons attack in the West 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...