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...
19 December 2023 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 07 December 2023, the UK Home Office released statistics on the number of individuals referred to, and supported through, the Prevent programme from April 2022 to March 2023.[1] The Prevent programme is intended to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism by tackling the ideological causes of terrorism, intervening early to support those susceptible to radicalisation, and enabling people to disengage and rehabilitate.[2] If a referred individual is considered at risk of...