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...
31 March 2023 | Tactics & Methodologies, Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair,Junior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: As of 24 March 2023, a man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after conducting two separate Fire as a Weapon attacks outside mosques in Birmingham and London.[1] On 27 February 2023, an 82-year-old Muslim man was set on fire outside a West London Mosque.[2] On 20 March 2023, video footage shows the same perpetrator setting alight another Muslim individual who was walking home from a Birmingham Mosque.[3] The motivation for the attacks remains unknown at this time. Assessment...
03 March 2023 | Islamist Terrorism, Right Wing Terrorism, Tactics & Methodologies, Threat Analysis
This month: Man charged with terrorism offences following attempted Improvised Explosive Device attack outside Leeds Hospital. An independent Iranian news outlet forced out of London by reports of threat. Two prominent media figures sent threatening letters by affiliates of proscribed UK far-right terror group. A serving British Army serviceman charged with terror offences. Police targeted in Pakistan as suicide bomber kills over 80 in mosque attack. Read the full update here Monthly Threat Report © Pool Reinsurance Company Limited...
