News On Jihadism In The United Kingdom - Monitoring Jihadism Project

Open-source news on jihadism in United Kingdom

This section contains news from open sources on persons involved in jihadist activities or criminal activities satellite to jihadism in United Kingdom.

05 September 2026
A jailed ISIS‑supporting drill rapper, Al‑Arfat Hassan known as Official TS, is still gaining millions of views online
A jailed ISIS‑supporting drill rapper, Al‑Arfat Hassan (known as Official TS), is still gaining millions of views online, raising concerns that he may be profiting financially from his music despite being imprisoned for terrorism offences. His videos and tracks remain accessible on TikTok, Instagram, Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, where he has accumulated over 13 million views and more than 833,000 likes on TikTok.

Hassan, now 23, was jailed in 2024 for possessing chemicals for a terrorist purpose after watching the same ISIS bomb‑making tutorial used by Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi and purchasing two of the three ingredients needed for a similar device. His online popularity means he could qualify for monetisation payments under streaming‑platform policies.

Hassan’s music shifted over time from street‑violence themes to explicit ISIS‑inspired extremism, including lyrics glorifying jihadist violence. Police also uncovered an unreleased track referencing ISIS hostage murders and an explosion in central London.

His online presence continues to attract supportive messages from followers, including calls for his release. One teenage fan, Sameer Anjum, became involved in Hassan’s case after being drawn into extremist conversations; he was later jailed for possessing and sharing ISIS videos and failing to report Hassan’s activities.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16104777/Drill-rap-videos-jailed-ISIS-suicide-bomb-plotter-available-watch-online-amid-fears-hes-profiting-millions-views-social-media.html
01 Septemebr 2026
19‑year‑old from Middlesbrough, Mohammed Khalil Nadir sentenced to more than nine years in prison after being found guilty of multiple terror offences
A 19‑year‑old from Middlesbrough, Mohammed Khalil Nadir, has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after being found guilty of multiple terror offences. According to the court, Nadir had been actively consuming and sharing extremist material online, including ISIS propaganda videos and messages encouraging violence against “disbelievers”.

Investigators discovered that he had researched the mock explosive vest used in the Heaton Park Synagogue attack and then ordered a similar imitation vest just hours later. After receiving it, he recorded a video of himself wearing the vest, complete with fake wires and a trigger, and edited the clip to include the sound of an explosion before sharing it on Telegram.

Police arrested him in October, finding the weighted vest in his wardrobe along with handwritten notes promoting martyrdom and a large collection of extremist material on his phone. Online chats revealed his growing fascination with weapons and a desire to use violence to spread fear, as well as his habit of seeking out like‑minded extremists while rejecting anyone who challenged his views. Counter Terrorism Policing North East stated that Nadir’s radicalisation had deepened significantly over two years, and that his possession of the vest and attempts to buy 500 steel ball bearings made the situation even more concerning.

After serving his prison term, Nadir will face three additional years on licence, a five‑year Serious Crime Prevention Order, and a 30‑year Terrorism Notification Order.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/middlesbrough-teen-jailed-for-over-nine-years-for-terror-offences-after-sharing-video-triggering-fake-suicide-vest
29 August 2026
Media reports stated that there is a growing concerns about Muslim prison gangs who are allegedly forcing inmates to convert to Islam
According to media reports, there is a growing concerns in the United Kingdom about Muslim prison gangs who are allegedly forcing inmates – mostly white British men – to convert to Islam inside several prisons. British media reports say this problem has been worsening for years, with early warnings dating back to 2013, when Sky News reported that inmates were being bullied into converting and that Muslim gangs were gaining influence in the prison system.

The issue resurfaced after Nick Timothy, the Conservative Party’s shadow justice secretary, publicly urged the Labour government to take action. Timothy claimed that Islamist gangs control many prisons, and that conversion is often seen as the only way for vulnerable inmates to stay safe. He also highlighted data showing that one in five Muslim prisoners are white, a proportion far higher than in the general population.

The UK Ministry of Justice responded by insisting that most prisons show no evidence of gang‑based extremism, while noting measures such as banning terrorist prisoners from leading worship and removing extremist materials from prisons.

Source: https://nytimespost.com/muslim-jail-gangs-said-to-force-conversions-on-prisoners-in-uk-jihadist-training-camps/
28 August 2026
Four plead guilty to Golders Green ambulance arson attack
Four men have pleaded guilty for their role in an arson attack targeting volunteer-led ambulances run by the Jewish community in March. They are Hamza Iqbal, 20 (28.10.05) from Leyton, Rehan Khan, 19 (11.02.07) from Leyton, Saif Ali, 18(17.06.2008) from Walthamstow, and Judex Atshatshi, 18 (24.11.07) from Dagenham.

They have all been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on a date yet to be determined, but likely to be in spring 2027.

A fifth man – Subhan Ahmed, 18 (02.03.2008) from Walthamstow – pleaded not guilty in relation to assisting an offender, contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Law Act, 1967. Ahmed has been released on bail with strict conditions. A trial date is yet to be set, but it is anticipated this may take place in January 2027.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/four-plead-guilty-to-golders-green-ambulance-arson-attack-512290
28 August 2026
Birmingham city council is planning to remove British and St George’s flags from lampposts to protect public safety
Birmingham City Council is seeking a legal order to stop people from putting up British flags and St George’s flags on lampposts and other public structures. The council argues that the move is necessary to protect public safety and to safeguard staff who have reportedly faced intimidation when trying to remove unauthorised flags.

The initiative follows a surge in flag displays encouraged by the grassroots movement Raise The Colours, which promotes national pride. However, some residents view the flags as symbols of hostility toward ethnic minorities, creating tension in the community.

The council – run by a coalition of Liberal Democrats, Greens and independents – says the ban is a proportionate response, aimed at maintaining safety, social cohesion and responsible use of public funds. Under the proposed injunction, anyone who continues to hang flags without permission could face unlimited fines or up to two years in prison.

Raise The Colours criticises the council for failing to engage in dialogue and argues that public money should be spent on essential services instead. The group says it is prepared to challenge the decision through legal channels.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16086657/Birmingham-council-moves-ban-British-St-Georges-flags-protect-public-safety.html
27 August 2026
Independent Islamic school that requires girls as young as 7 to wear the hijab is set to join the state sector as a Voluntary Aided school
The Barnet Hill Academy, an independent Islamic school, is set to join the state sector as a Voluntary Aided school. This change means it will receive almost full public funding while still being allowed to select all its pupils and staff based on religion.

The National Secular Society strongly criticises the decision, mainly because the school requires girls as young as 7 to wear the hijab. According to the NSS, it is unacceptable for taxpayers’ money to support a school that imposes a religious dress code on young children.

Source: https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/08/faith-school-that-makes-7-year-olds-wear-hijab-to-join-state-sector?v=2
22 August 2026
Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim was arrested again on suspicion of failing to disclose information related to the terrorist attack at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue
Counter Terrorism Policing North West announced that Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, a 49-year-old Iraqi national living in the Manchester area, was arrested on August 20 on suspicion of failing to disclose information related to the terrorist attack at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue on Yom Kippur, October 2, 2025.

Hakim was first arrested on May 26, when Counter Terrorism Policing North West and Greater Manchester Police conducted a raid as part of their search for suspects. He was detained on suspicion of the same offense, questioned, and released on bail the following day.

Hakim was the eighth person arrested in the extensive investigation launched after the attack. Following nearly three additional months of investigation, and with the approval of prosecutors, authorities decided to charge him and arrested him again.

Source: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906232
21 August 2026
Ali Fallahi pleaded guilty to an arson attack at a memorial wall in Golders Green
Ali Fallahi, 46, from Ilford, east London, pleaded guilty to an arson attack at a memorial wall in Golders Green. A section of the wall is also dedicated to those killed in the Hamas attack on the Nova music festival in Israel on October 7.

He was said to have started a fire at the site in Limes Avenue on April 27, sparking an investigation by counter-terrorism police.

Source: https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/man-pleads-guilty-arson-attack-golders-green-memorial-wall-y7962huo
21 August 2026
Palestine Action bank attack not terrorism-linked
An attack on a Barclays bank by five people linked to Palestine Action will not be treated as terrorism when they are sentenced, a judge has ruled. It means all five will still be sentenced next month for criminal damage in the attack costing £200,000.

Source: https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/palestine-action-bank-attack-not-terrorism-mwky4txe
21 August 2026
Police officer Mohammed Nizam fired; he celebrated the deaths of Israelis and describing the 7 October 2023 as an “act of resistance”
A police officer has been fired after a misconduct trial found he spent months posting and engaging with antisemitic content, celebrating the deaths of Israelis and describing the 7 October 2023 as an “act of resistance”.

A panel held between 6 and 8 July at the Met’s disciplinary hearing centre at Palestra House on Blackfriars Road, Southwark, heard that PC Mohammed Nizam posted, reposted or ‘liked’ a number of messages and pictures on social media between September 2023 and July 2024.

These include responding to a post from London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressing distress at the terrorist attacks in Israel on 7 October with an image reading “you f***ing w**k stain”; liking a post responding to a Jewish commentator accusing him of continuing to “play the Holocaust card to justify Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza”; liking a post referring to the “Zionist-controlled mass media”; re-posting a post mourning the death of an IDF soldier with “suck it” and re-posting a tweet stating that “Israel controls all the Muslim countries but Gaza”.

Source: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/police-officer-fired-after-describing-7-october-as-resistance/
21 August 2026
Nathan Dunn pleaded guilty over arson attack on Iran International offices in London
Nathan Dunn, British 19-year-old, pleaded guilty to a charge of “arson being reckless as to whether life is endangered” at London’s Old Bailey over the incident in April in which an ignited container was thrown towards premises belonging to Volant Media, the parent company of the London-based broadcaster.

The device landed in a car park and the fire extinguished itself, causing no damage or injuries.

Dunn had originally been charged alongside Oisin McGuinness, 21-year-old, and a 16-year-old boy.

Oisin McGuinness, 21, previously pleaded guilty to arson. He also admitted dangerous driving and possession of the Class A drug cocaine, with those pleas being accepted by the court.

The boy was remanded into local authority care. He admitted the lesser alternative offence of arson.

Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgdrk5z47vo and https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/teen-pleads-guilty-over-arson-attack-on-iran-international-offices-in-london
18 August 2026
Mohamed Mohamoud found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism
Mohamed Mohamoud, 22-year-old born in Somalia, has been found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism. He moved to Bristol in 2020.

He admitted that he flew back to his home country in January 2025 and tried to join the terrorist organisation as a “martyr”, but failed to reach the group because of ongoing UK counter-terrorism operations.

Mohamoud told the court he lived between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates until he moved to Francombe Grove in Bristol to live with his mother and brother.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8nmd455reo
11 August 2026
Farah Ahmed, a (former?) sympathizer of the Islamist terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, has been appointed assistant research professor at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge
Farah Ahmed, a (former?) supporter of the Islamist terrorist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, has been appointed Assistant Research Professor at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education.

Ahmed’s connection with the group dates back years. In a chapter she wrote for a 2002 Hizb ut-Tahrir pamphlet entitled ‘Education and Identity’ (republished in 2017), she stated that ‘Western education is a threat to our beliefs and values’. She criticised British schools for attempting to integrate Muslim children, for teaching that child marriage and polygamy are obsolete, for presenting democracy as legitimate and for treating Islam equally alongside other religions.

At the time, Professor Ahmed described English literature as harmful, evolution as contradicting Islam, and interactions between boys and girls in the schoolyard as pernicious.

Sources: https://www.europesays.com/be-nl/121475/ and https://spectator.com/article/the-problems-with-the-faculty-of-education-go-beyond-jason-arday/?sfnsn=wa
10 August 2026
Three British-Pakistanis, who plotted to attack planes with liquid bombs, could be freed from prison within weeks
Three Islamist terrorists who plotted to attack planes with liquid bombs could be freed from prison within weeks. Arafat Waheed Khan, Waheed Zaman and Ibrahim Savant were jailed for life in 2010 after being convicted of conspiracy to murder.

The British-Pakistanis were told they would serve 20 years in prison, but they are now eligible to apply for parole. The Parole Board told The Telegraph that hearings had been listed for September and November.

Savant, Zaman and Khan were recruited by Abdulla Ahmed Ali, an al-Qaeda terrorist, to detonate home-made liquid bombs on transatlantic jets. He recruited friends and associates to act as suicide bombers. They recorded martyrdom videos at a flat in Walthamstow, north-east London, and singled out seven transatlantic flights as targets. Ali, the mastermind behind the plot who intended it to “stand alongside” the 9/11 attacks, was jailed in 2009.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/10/liquid-bomb-plot-terrorists-could-be-free-weeks/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_terrorists-could-be-free-weeks/
09 August 2026
Islamist terrorist once sentenced to death for plot to kill Egyptian prime minister now runs a honey business in London
A convicted Islamic terrorist, who was sentenced to death for plotting to kill the Egyptian prime minister, is now running a honey and food supply business in north London.

Yasser Al-Sirri, aged 63, was a former member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and first came to Britain in the 1990s to claim asylum following a failed assassination plot.

His application was rejected, but he repeatedly challenged the decision in court and appears to have won his three-decade-long battle to stay in Britain. In 2021, the Court of Appeal ruled in his favour on the condition that he accept refugee status.

Al-Sirri was a member of Egypt’s Islamic Jihad when the group attempted to assassinate the Egyptian prime minister, Atef Sedki, in 1993, by placing a car bomb outside a girls’ school.

Source : https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16020061/Pictured-convicted-Islamic-terrorist-sentenced-death-plotting-kill-Egyptian-Prime-Minister-1990s-running-honey-business-north-London-lock-up.html
08 August 2026
British Muslim charity Al-Khair Foundation has been accused of sending money to Hama
The Al-Khair Foundation, a British Muslim charity, has been used to bankroll Hamas, the FBI has said. It is one of Britain’s biggest Muslim charities and was used as a front to send money and “truckloads” of goods to leaders of the terrorist organisation in Gaza under the guise of aid.

Was used as a front to send money and “truckloads” of goods to leaders of the terrorist organisation in Gaza under the guise of aid.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/08/british-muslim-charity-funded-hamas-says-fbi/
04 August 2026
Mohamed Mohamoud, a 22-year-old Somali from Bristol, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court. He had travelled to Somalia in an attempt to join ISIS
Mohamed Mohamoud, 22-year-old Somali, travelled to Somalia to join ISIS after asking an AI chatbot how to make contact with members of the terror group, a court heard. He was said to be ‘longing for martyrdom’ when he was ‘welcomed’ to the organisation by an AI chatbot on Telegram. He had initially messaged a recruiter for Islamic State on TikTok before being added to propaganda channels on encrypted messaging service Telegram, a jury heard.

He had sought advice from the AI chatbot before travelling to Somalia in a failed attempt to get to one of terror group’s strongholds.

Mohamoud is on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of preparing for acts of terrorism between October 1 2024 and March 5 2025. The court heard he is originally from the Puntland area of north Somalia and moved to the UK in 2020 to join his mother and brother who were living in Bristol.

Naomi Parsons, prosecuting, said he became radicalised while living in the UK and ’embraced the ideology of Islamic State’.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16027821/Failed-terrorist-caught-asked-AI-chatbot-join-ISIS-court-told.html
03 August 2026
27-year-old man from Wigston arrested for expressing support for Islamic State
Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) said it had arrested a 27-year-old man from Wigston on suspicion of expressing support for Islamic State.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0kdlwdg4o

29 July 2026
Johannes Natland, 19-year-old, convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in Britain
A Norwegian teenager, Johannes Natland, 19, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in Britain after being recruited by a Swedish organised ‌crime group that prosecutors said was being used by the Iranian government.

Prosecutors said Natland ⁠had been recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian state and sanctioned by both Britain and the United States.

Natland had admitted possessing a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver and ammunition, but denied conspiracy to murder, saying he did not intend to carry out the plan.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/norwegian-teen-convicted-uk-murder-plot-behest-swedish-crime-group-2026-07-29/?taid=6a6a376f06e58b00011d38e7
23 July 2026
Mohammad Bashir was sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism at Manchester Crown Court
A man who planned an attack on a military base with the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years. Mohammad Bashir, 31 from Cheetham Hill, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of preparing an act of terrorism.

Mohammad Bashir drove his friend Jihad Al-Shamie on a 10-hour round trip to conduct hostile reconnaissance at the UK’s Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, on 14 August 2025.

Weeks after that journey, Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police after carrying out the Heaton Park Synagogue attack, in which two Jewish men were killed.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg791nenvvo?xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_bbc_team=editorial
19 July 2026
Muslim Scout group under investigation after young children encouraged to ‘paint for Gaza’
The Scout Association has launched an investigation after one of its branches encouraged young members to “paint for Gaza”.

The Muslim Scout Fellowship, which operates as part of the wider UK scouting movement, organised the painting activity in partnership with Islamic Relief last December.

The initiative aimed to demonstrate love and support for Palestinian children impacted by the ongoing conflict. Among the paintings posted was one bearing the words “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, a slogan that campaigners have previously criticised as antisemitic.

The investigation was prompted by a formal complaint from the Henry Jackson Society, a counter-extremism think tank, which wrote to the Scout Association urging a review of the images.

Source: https://www.europesays.com/uk/1099079/
18 July 2026
The son of hate cleric Abu Hamza, Sufean Kamal, has gone head-to-head with MI5 in a bid to return to the UK
The son of hate cleric Abu Hamza – who allegedly fought for Al Qaeda in Syria – has gone head-to-head with MI5 in a bid to return to the UK.

Sufean Kamal, 31, was stripped of his British citizenship after intelligence suggested he was fighting with jihadi groups in the war-torn region. He was said to pose a serious threat to national security but he has now launched a legal battle to return to Britain because his wife and children still live here.

Kamal, also known as Sufyan Mustafa, is the son of hook-handed terrorist Hamza, 68, who preached at Finsbury Park Mosque, north London, and was deported to the US for terror offences. An MI5 assessment says British-born Kamal, a former computer sciences student, was welcomed by jihadi groups in war-torn Syria because his father was a notorious hate preacher in the West.

Court documents state that Kamal fled to Syria in April 2013 – a year after his father was extradited to the US to face terror charges including that he tried to set up a jihadi training camp in Oregon. The court also heard that by 2016, there was enough evidence that Kamal was fighting for jihadi groups including the Nusra Front – the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda – that MI5 advised then Home Secretary Amber Rudd to strip him of his British citizenship.

The advice said: ‘Should Kamal return to the UK, we assess that there is a real risk that he would use his experience in Syria to assist UK-based Islamist extremists to engage in Islamist extremist activity.’

The court papers also state that Kamal attempted to return to the UK in January 2019 from Istanbul, but was arrested and detained in Turkey for two years.

Turkish intelligence agents interrogated him about his activities in Syria and tried and failed to deport him to Morocco, where he could apply for citizenship because his mother is Moroccan. He currently lives in Syria.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15987669/Hate-cleric-Abu-Hamzas-son-launches-legal-bid-return-UK-denies-fighting-Al-Qaeda-Syria.html
17 July 2026
Sarah Cotte will face retrial in September
A French student accused of making a speech supporting the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel will face retrial in September. Sarah Cotte, 22, is accused of addressing a crowd at SOAS University of London in October 2023 with a speech which invited support for Hamas.

Source: https://courtnewsuk.co.uk/retrial-for-french-student-accused-of-making-pro-hamas-speech/
17 July 2026
IRGC terrorism designation
The UK Home Office stated that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been designated under the National Security (State Threats) Act. Anyone who supports or assists the IRGC, or receives payment from it, could face 14 years in prison. Those who commit acts of sabotage could face life imprisonment.

Source: https://x.com/ukhomeoffice/status/2078060163949338982
16 July 2026
Charity Commission launched a regulatory compliance case into a mosque after an imam claimed that gay people would "destroy the human race"
The Charity Commission has launched a regulatory compliance case into a mosque after an imam claimed gay people would “destroy the human race”.

Hounslow Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre faces scrutiny after the National Secular Society lodged complaints about hate speech with the charities watchdog.

The organisation raised alarm over the west London mosque’s decision to host Egyptian preacher Yusri Jabar, who has previously demanded that Jewish people be killed, and remarks made by the mosque’s imam, Shaykh Ammar Siddiqui.

During a 2023 seminar, Mr Siddiqui allegedly claimed that gay people would “destroy the human race” and appeared to defend capital punishment for homosexuality in Muslim-majority nations.

Mr Jabar, who commands a substantial following on social media, has made repeated calls for violence against Jewish people and expressed support for armed conflict against Israel in Gaza as well as jihad targeting Western nations.

In a YouTube video from January, the Egyptian lecturer declared that “wars will stop after killing the Jews – there will be no wars after killing the Jews”.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/mosque-hounslow-london-lgbt-imam-destroy
15 July 2026
Yusuf Shah, 18-year old from Ilford, convicted of terrorism offences
Yusuf Shah (18), from Ilford, was found guilty following a five-week trial at Kingston Crown Court. He was found guilty of facilitating the funding of terrorism, providing terrorist training and collecting terrorist material. He offered cyber security assistance to terrorist organisations and helped to facilitate a cryptocurrency donation via a QR code.

Shah first came to the attention of the police in January, when he was stopped at Heathrow under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act.

Since 2021, he had been active on social media, discussing religion. By late 2022, he had begun to express support for al-Qaida and Tehrik-e-Taliban. He went on to advise these groups on cybersecurity and ways to avoid detection when making cryptocurrency transfers.

In April, a donation of $1,376.51 was made to the QR code using the security methods Shah had recommended. He was also asked to create a cybersecurity guide for Tehrik-e-Taliban, which he shared via the Telegram app.

Source: https://www.london-now.co.uk/news/26282745.ilford-teen-convicted-terrorism-offences-trial/?ref=yahoo
11 July 2026
A 30-year-old man charged with sharing terrorist material online
A 30-year-old man has been charged with sharing terrorist material online. Greater Manchester Police said Kristopher Humphreys, from Ambleside in Cumbria, has been charged with the dissemination of terrorist material. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court later today.

The force said the charge was related to an ongoing investigation carried out by Counter Terrorism Policing North West.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gy1wgdnr5o
07 July 2026
Abdullah bin Yassir sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for collecting information useful to committing or preparing an act of terrorism
Abdullah bin Yassir, 23 from Luton, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after detectives found several documents in his possession containing instructions on how to manufacture explosives, as well as other content linked to Islamist terrorism.

Yassir was arrested in July 2025 as part of an investigation led by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU).

Source: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/news/luton-man-jailed-for-terrorism-offences-after-banned-documents-found/
04 July 2026
Islamist terrorist Haroon Aswat has been released from a secure mental health unit despite warnings that he is a major risk to public safety
Haroon Aswat, an Islamist terrorist linked to the 7/7 London bombings, has been released from a secure mental health unit despite warnings that he is a major risk to public safety. A High Court judge ruled last year that the 50-year-old can be released from a south-esat London mental hospital after completing treatment.

He was jailed for 20 years for plotting to form an extremist training camp in 1999 in Oregon, US, under the direction ot Abu Hamza. In 2005, police traced 20 calls to a phone linked to Aswat made by the 7/7 bombers hours before their attacks. In 2014, Aswat was finally extradicted to the US and the following year he was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a judge in New York for supporting a foreign terrorist organisation. He was also said to have trained at a camp in Afghanistan in 2001 and stayed at an al-Qaesa safe house in Pakistan, where he met two 7/7 bombers.

While in custody in the US, Aswat reportedly confessed to being involved in the 9/11 atrocity in New York and the 7/7 bombings in central London. His term was cut to seven years because of time spent detained at Broadmoor Hospital in Berks before his extradition and Aswat was deported back to Britain in 2022.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/04/terrorist-linked-to-77-bombings-back-on-the-streets/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_bombings-back-on-the-streets/
02 July 2026
Mohammed Yaseen, who was convicted of being a member of IS in Germany, was jailed for two years for attempting to enter the UK without the necessary clearance
Mohammed Yaseen, aged 35, has been sentenced to two years in prison and may be deported upon his release. He appeared at Winchester Crown Court in Hampshire, having previously admitted to attempting to enter the UK without valid clearance.

He had left his “desolate” life to join Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, where he attended beheadings and public floggings. He later fled to Germany in 2014, where he was convicted of terrorism due to his links to Islamic State. He was convicted to four years and three months in a higher court in Düsseldorf. Despite being expelled from the country for 20 years, he was not deported to Iraq, a country he did not wish to return to, and so he made his way to Britain. He came to Britain because he “did not like it in France” and had seen a viral TikTok video saying that the UK welcomed asylum seekers.

According to Steven Molloy, for the prosecution, he was told on TikTok that the UK “respects human rights” and entered the country on a small boat with around 80 other migrants on 13 December 2025. The boat was intercepted, and its occupants were taken to Dover, where they were given fresh clothes and a health check. They were taken to the Manston immigration centre in Kent, where he gave a completely dishonest account, claiming to be Mohammed Ashimiri, a Kuwaiti national with a different date of birth. He was then sent to live at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Basingstoke, where he was arrested on Christmas Eve when his real identity was revealed by his fingerprints.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/02/terrorist-came-britain-hearing-tiktok-uk-accepts-everyone/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_hearing-tiktok-uk-accepts-everyone/
02 July 2026
19-year-old Muhammad Billal has been jailed for 13 years for planning to target Old Trafford and the Manchester Arena
A teenage extremist who bought an illegal firearm and planned to target Old Trafford, Manchester Arena and local schools has been jailed for 13 and a half years after pleading guilty to two charges of preparing acts of terrorism and four charges of possessing material that could be used in the commission of a terrorist offence.

Muhammad Billal, 19, from Nelson in Lancashire, purchased the gun on a secret online forum. He then researched shooting ranges and crowded places before attempting to join Islamic State under the guise of a football fan travelling to Somalia.

In an attempt to fool the authorities while trying to leave the UK, he was advised to put footballers on his phone and searched online for ‘Ronaldo wallpaper’ — a reference to the Portuguese player.

However, Billal was stopped at Manchester Airport on his way to Dubai, when officers examined his phone, only to find several copies of an online magazine published by ISIS as well as details of the firearm he had purchased.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15949089/Football-fan-extremist-gun-target-Old-Trafford-jailed.html
23 June 2026
Abdul Aziz Jalil, a trusted lieutenant of British Al-Qaeda mastermind Dhiren Barot, is to walk free despite fears he will offend again
Abdul Aziz Jalil, a trusted lieutenant of British Al-Qaeda mastermind Dhiren Barot, is to walk free despite fears he will offend again. The Justice Secretary launched a last-ditch bid to keep Abdul Aziz Jalil, now 53, locked up after a Parole Board cleared him for release. In 2007 he was jailed for 26 years after a court heard he was part of an Al-Qaeda sleeper cell that assisted Barot, 54, in planning a series of bomb plots in New York and London, but will now be released after 19 years.

He pleaded guilty during his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to conspiracy to cause explosions between 2001 and 2004 alongside his fellow terrorist helpers, who provided intelligence and support to Barot. Jalil, from Luton, had rented a “safe house” for Barot where planning material was kept and his fingerprints were found on documents connected to chemicals. He also attended terror training camps in Pakistan and helped with research into radioactivity.

Alongside Jalil, Mohammed Naveed Bhatti, 27, Junade Feroze, 31, Zia Ul Haq, 28, Nadeem Tarmohamed, 29, Omar Abdur Rehman, 23, and 28-year-old Qaisar Shaffi were all jailed. The gang, all British Muslims, had been just weeks from launching their lethal attacks when they were arrested on the same day. They planned to trigger a radioactive “dirty bomb” and detonate limos packed with gas cylinders and explosives beneath towering buildings in the capital. Indian-born Muslim convert Barot, 35, was said to be a senior member of Osama bin Laden’s network and his chief operative in Britain. Barot, who has British nationality and is from Willesden in London, was sentenced to life in 2006, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder.

Some documents revealed Jalil was released twice from jail. But the military fanatic was recalled most recently in March last year for breaching his licence after searching for “weapons and drones” online while also accessing a Reddit forum. But the Parole Board’s judicial member, HHJ Jeremy Roberts KC, said there was “an important difference between [Jalil’s] innocent interest in military publications and an intention to obtain or use military hardware [or to supply it to anyone else] for terrorist purposes”.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-al-qaeda-dhiren-barot-37333162
22 June 2026
French student Sarah Cotte is accused of addressing a crowd at SOAS University of London in October 2023 with a speech which invited support for Hamas
A French student who led an anti-racism group at a London university made a speech supporting the 7 October Hamas attacks just two days after they were carried out, a court heard. Sarah Cotte, 22, is accused of addressing a crowd at SOAS University of London in October 2023 with a speech which invited support for Hamas.

She is said to have made the speech on the steps of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London, where she studying politics, philosophy and economics, on 9 October 2023. She was the secretary of the ‘Fight Racism Fight Imperialism’ group at the university.

She allegedly told the crowd: ‘We at SOAS fight racism, fight imperialism, express our unconditional solidarity with the Palestinian armed resistance who have broken free from their open-air prison in Gaza and are rising across their occupied country against the Zionist state which has been bleeding Palestine dry for nearly 80 years. ‘Israel has existed for 27,540 days but in less than one day it has been nearly brought to its knees by righteous Palestinian resistance.’

‘On 16 October 2023, posting in the WhatsApp group for the Fight Racism Fight Imperialism society of which she was a member, the defendant expressed her support for, “the Palestinian Resistance to be victorious”. The Fight Racism Fight Imperialism WhatsApp chat had 113 members.

Jurors heard Cotte said: ‘Decolonisation, the removal of settlers, is necessarily a violent process. Palestinians are liberating themselves – fighting back against an oppressor nation. Peace can only come when Palestine achieves national liberation’.

Source: https://courtnewsuk.co.uk/french-student-gave-speech-supporting-hamas-attacks/
20 June 2026
20-year-old Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin was found guilty of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material
A 20-year-old man has been found guilty of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London. Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20 (24.01.06) of Mitcham, was found guilty on 19 June, following a two-week trial at the Old Bailey.

Mohsin was being drawn into extremist and terrorist material and ideologies from when he was only 14 or 15 years old.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-convicted-of-sharing-and-possessing-islamist-terrorist-material-510637
17 June 2026
Man charged with arson attack on memorial wall
Ali Reza Fallahi 45 (15.07.80) a dual British and Iranian national of Ilford, has been charged with arson contrary to sections 1(1), 1(3) and 4 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971. The charge relates to a Counter Terrorism Policing London investigation into an arson attack on a memorial wall in Limes Avenue, NW11, at around 00:15hrs on Monday, 27 April. Police received a report of the fire at around 19:30hrs the same day.

A 38-year-old woman who was also arrested in connection with the arson at the memorial wall has been released with no further action.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-with-arson-attack-on-memorial-wall-510263
15 June 2026
Palestine Action ban is lawful
The government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terror organisation is lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The proscription made it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gy927jx88o
14 June 2026
UK police chief slams paper by Muslim police group defending Hamas, calling IDF a ‘Zionist terror group’
British authorities have condemned an incendiary policy paper published by the official representative body for Muslim police officers in Britain that described Zionism as a form of anti-Muslim hatred and labeled the Israeli military a “Zionist terrorist group.”

The document referred to Zionism as “a narrow, nationalist, and colonialist viewpoint that fosters anti-Muslim hatred, among other forms of xenophobia, distancing itself from the inclusive and compassionate teachings of Judaism.” It also compared the war in Gaza to the Holocaust and dismissed reports about the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, as “unverified stories about acts of violence.”

After the document drew media attention recently and sparked outrage among Jewish leaders and political figures, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) issued a statement condemning the paper linked to the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP), while distancing British policing from its contents and values.

Source: https://worldisraelnews.com/uk-police-chief-slams-paper-by-muslim-police-group-defending-hamas-calling-idf-a-zionist-terror-group/
13 June 2026
Police have been urged to arrest Sayed Hussain Makke, a radical Islamist cleric who expressed support for members of Hezbollah
Police have been urged to arrest a radical Islamist cleric who expressed support for members of Hezbollah.

Alicia Kearns, the former chairman of the foreign affairs committee, has written to the Home Office asking why Sayed Hussain Makke, the London born Shia preacher, has not been arrested on his return to the UK.

The cleric runs an annual five-day “spiritual warrior” training camp with religious education in the Peak District, one of which was staged at the start of this month. Mr Makke has mourned members of Hezbollah, including a British friend who died fighting for the proscribed Lebanese terror group, and members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Last year, Mr Makke’s visa to visit Australia was revoked after he allegedly hailed Hassan Nasrallah, a Hezbollah leader killed in an Israeli air strike, as one of the world’s “greatest freedom fighters”.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/13/police-arrest-sayed-hussain-makke-islamist-cleric-hezbollah/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_hussain-makke-islamist-cleric-hezbollah/
13 June 2026
Palestine Action activists jailed over factory raid
Four Palestine Action activists have been jailed after causing £1.2m of damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm. Charlotte Head, 30, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, were convicted of criminal damage in a retrial after they broke into the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August 2024.

Corner was jailed for seven years and eight months for criminal damage and inflicting grievous bodily harm on a police sergeant. The judge, Mr Justice Johnson, said Corner had had no justification for the “extreme and gratuitous force” used. The case is believed to be the first time that convictions for criminal damage have been classified as being connected to terrorism.

Head, who drove the prison van into the compound, was sentenced to five years in prison, Kamio was also handed a five-year jail term, and Rajwani received a prison sentence of four years and eight months. The offenders will not qualify for early release from prison provisions and the Parole Board will assess their risk to the public when it determines when they can be set free.

All four will also serve an additional one year on a licence in the community at the end of their terms.

Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce950111xk7o?at_format=link and https://www.gbnews.com/news/palestine-action-activist-sentence-police-officer-hit-sledgehammer-woolwich-crown-court
09 June 2026
Fifth person charged in connection with Hatzola ambulance arson attack
Subhan Ahmed, (02.03.2008), a British national, from Walthamstow, east London, is the fifth person to be charged in connection with Hatzola ambulance arson attack carried out on 23 March. Ahmed has been bailed with strict conditions and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ court on Tuesday, 16 June.

Hamza Iqbal 20 (28.10.05) and Rehan Khan 19 (11.02.07), both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow and Judex Atshatshi 18 (24.11.07) a British national of Dagenham were all previously charged with committing arson destroying or damaging property being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.

They all appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday, 24 April and were remanded in custody, with a trial date set for January 2027.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/fifth-person-charged-in-connection-with-hatzola-ambulance-arson-attack-510249
05 June 2026
Mohammad Asim Bashir pleaded guilty to preparing acts of terrorism in connection with the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue
On 5 June 2026, Mohammad Asim Bashir (born 18/09/1994) of Shaftesbury Road, Cheetham Hill, appeared at the Central Criminal Court and pleaded guilty to one count of preparing acts of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He is linked to October 2025 synagogue attacker and has pleaded guilty to preparation for acts of terrorism.

Following the terrorist attack that took place at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in October 2025, Counter Terrorism Policing North West launched a large-scale investigation, drawing resources from across the national CTP network to establish the full circumstances behind the attack.

Enquiries conducted by detectives identified Bashir as an associate of Jihad Al-Shamie and established that the two of them had conducted hostile reconnaissance of a UK defence facility on 14 August 2025. The pair were seen on CCTV prior to the trip discussing criteria for potential targets to attack. They were then seen on ANPR making the journey to the site, with Bashir acting as the driver for most of the journey.

Source: https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/june/man-charged-in-connection-with-october-2025-synagogue-attack/
27 May 2026
Al Qaeda-inspired Zahid Iqbal will be allowed to walk free
Al Qaeda-inspired Zahid Iqbal, who plotted to blow up an army base with a toy car bomb, will be allowed to walk free after a parole board rejected a last-ditch bid to keep him in jail. Zahid Iqbal will be released again after a reconsideration to keep him locked up was refused by Parole Board chiefs – despite two experts warning against doing so.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/luton-terror-plot-zahid-iqbal-terrorist-released-early
26 May 2026
49-year-old arrested in Salford as part of the investigation into the terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in October 2025
A 49-year-old has been arrested in Salford by detectives investigating the terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in October 2025. He is accused of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, contrary to S38B of the Terrorism Act 2000. This brings the total number of people arrested in connection with the investigation to eight.

That number includes a 30-year-old man arrested on 9 October 2025 on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, contrary to S38B of the Terrorism Act 2000. He remains under investigation.

It also includes a man who has since been charged with terrorism offences that are not directly linked to the attack.

Source: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/news/man-arrested-in-connection-with-heaton-park-hebrew-congregation-synagogue-attack/
15 May 2026
Golders Green knifeman appeared at the Old Bailey
The Golders Green knifeman who stabbed two Jewish victims in a rampage through north London has appeared at the Old Bailey for the first time. Essa Suleiman, 45, tried to murder his friend Ishmael Hussein at his home in Southwark before going to north London to attack Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, it is claimed.

Source: https://courtnewsuk.co.uk/golders-green-stabber-appears-at-old-bailey/
13 May 2026
Palestine Action members risk being sentenced for terrorism offences
Four Palestine Action activists that took part in the Elbit protest were convicted for criminal damage to the Israeli arms manufacturer. However, the judge has also ruled a “terrorist connection” to the charges, which was unknown to the jury until the end of the second trial. The gravity of the situation lies in the fact that at the time of the events – 2024 – Palestine Action was not a proscribed organisation, so ruling terrorism charges can create a dangerous precedent for future cases.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/12/palestine-action-activists-elbit-protest-terrorist-connection-ruling
12 May 2026
23-year-old man from Birmingham sentenced to six years in prison
A 23-year-old man living in Birmingham has been sentenced to six years in prison after admitting membership of the Islamic State. Musa Abdrabba, of Newport Road, Balsall Heath, pleaded guilty in September to two charges of belonging to a proscribed organisation. Detectives had arrested Abdrabba in Percy Road, Sparkhill in October 2023, seizing three mobile phones that were found to contain terrorism material including extremely violent videos and bomb-making instructions.

Between January and October 2023, Abdrabba used an online alias to provide a media service for ISIS and its supporters. His activity included translating social media posts, creating and amplifying content, and advising other supporters on how to avoid detection by authorities online. He had pledged allegiance to ISIS in August 2023.

Source: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/man-jailed-for-acting-as-islamic-state-media-activist/
11 May 2026
Majid Novsarka will be retried on 20 September 2027
Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, had denied encouraging terrorism, inviting support for the proscribed organisation Hamas and expressing support for a proscribed organisation during a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

After more than 13 and a half hours of deliberation, jurors told the court they could not reach a majority decision on any of the charges. Thus, prosecutors confirmed Novsarka was due to be retried on 20 September 2027.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8p188k862o
08 May 2026
A ninth person has been arrested in connection with an attempted arson attack in Golders Green
A ninth person has been arrested in connection with an attempted arson attack in Golders Green, counter-terrorism police have announced. The 48-year-old was taken into custody following four Hatzola ambulances being set on fire in the early hours of March 23.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/golders-green-police-jewish-ambulance-arson-attack
07 May 2026
Elsheikh’s bid to move to the UK was blocked by the US Department of Justice
El Shafee Elsheikh – known as Jihadi Ringo – is currently serving life in a high-security US prison after he was convicted of hostage-taking and conspiring to murder in 2022. He was part of a beheading gang dubbed The Beatles. The 38-year-old had applied to move back to his ‘home country’ Britain so he could be closer to family and friends – despite his citizenship being revoked in 2018. It is understood that Elsheikh’s bid to move to the UK was blocked by the US Department of Justice.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15797355/ISIS-Beatle-Ringo-terror-beheading-gang-bid.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
06 May 2026
Dihan Rahman was sentenced to four-and-a half-years
A former army cadet who had an extreme hatred of women has been jailed after he downloaded a guide on how to build bombs, as well as Islamist and Nazi material. Dihan Rahman, of Southall, west London, made a Nazi salute and held a rope noose in selfies and posted personal details of two girls and a teacher online during a stalking campaign.

Prosecutor Serena Gates KC said the 19-year-old electronic devices and notes revealed a “mixed” ideology touching on the extreme right-wing, Islamic State, incel and hatred of women.

Judge Simon Mayo KC sentenced him at the Old Bailey to four-and-a half-years in prison with an extended licence period of three years.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/london-news-teenager-jailed-downloading-guide-islamist-material
06 May 2026
New measure to contrast terrorism is due to be included in UK legislation
A new measure to contrast terrorism is due to be included in UK legislation. In the light of recent attacks against the Jewish community, the government deemed necessary to tackle the issue of proxy attacks backed by foreign countries, effectively treating them as part of foreign intelligence services. This means that offenders could face up to 14 years in prison, regardless of their awareness of who they were working for. The groups that will be proscribed following this measure include Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia. The new legislation is not specific to any particular group or ideology, but rather it’s a result of the widespread antisemitic violence that is being carried out across the country, by extremists of both Left and Right and by Islamist groups.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/06/proxies-carrying-out-antisemitic-attacks-in-uk-could-face-14-years-in-prison
05 May 2026
Four Palestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage
Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm. Charlotte Head, 30, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, broke into an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August 2024 before destroying property and clashing with security guards and police. Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were acquitted of the same charge by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court earlier.

Corner was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine. Head, Corner, Kamio and Rajwani were denied bail and remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on 12 June.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p99rxr5po
04 May 2026
Two people arrested over arson attack at Golders Green memorial
Two people – a 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman – have been arrested in Romford on suspicion of arson after a memorial wall in Golders Green, north London, was damaged on 27 April.

The arrests raises the total of people arrested in connection to attacks on Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites in London since March to 30. Nine people have been charged, and one convicted.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v3kvjxr4mo
04 May 2026
Asylum seeker advanced towards a PSNI officer with a knife
An asylum seeker allegedly advanced towards a PSNI officer with a knife before shouting the Islamic proclamation “Allahu Akbar”, a court has heard. The officer was forced to draw his gun when Libyan national Hamza Banali, 24 originally from Tripoli, confronted him in the Holyland area of south Belfast.

Banali, with an address at Farnham Street in the city, denies any religious or hate motivation behind an incident linked to reports of cars being damaged in the area. He appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with possessing a bladed article in a public place and resisting police. Banali was remanded in custody to appear in court again on May 7.

Source: https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/asylum-seeker-came-at-northern-ireland-police-officer-with-a-knife-before-shouting-allahu-akabar-court-told-3DDVQGVA3FGMTJXZE5QANONM3I/
01 May 2026
Joseph Gynane was handed an additional 11 years for breaking the jaw of a Jewish prison chaplain in a violent anti-Semitic attack
A man who is serving a life sentence for murder broke the jaw of a Jewish prison chaplain during a violent anti-Semitic attack – then scrawled ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’ on his cell walls.

Joseph Gynane, 41, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he launched the assault on the visiting chaplain at about 2.30pm on September 14 2025 at high-security HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire. Gynane, who converted to Islam in 2007, struck the chaplain from behind while he was speaking to prisoners.

Gynane was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 2019 for murdering his friend, before stabbing a 16-year-old boy in London with the same knife just hours later.

Following the latest attack, he was moved to the prison’s segregation unit, where he covered his cell walls with graffiti including the phrases ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’.

At Cambridge Crown Court on May 1, he was handed an additional 11 years – six years plus an extended five years on licence, to run on top of his existing life sentence.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15783591/Muslim-convert-life-murder-Jewish-chaplains-jaw-anti-Semitic-attack-walls-Free-Palestine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
01 May 2026
Abdullah Sabah Albadri convicted of planning terrorist attack at Embassy of Israel
Abdullah Sabah Albadri has been convicted of planning a terrorist attack at the Embassy of Israel after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London. He attempted to gain entry to the diplomatic premises in Kensington on 28 April last year armed with two knives. However, his attack was quickly thwarted by armed officers.

Officers also found he had also searched several Arabic terms related to suicide and martyrdom during the five days leading up to his arrest.

These internet searches further strengthened the case that he had been planning to carry out a terrorist attack – particularly when contrasted with his previous search history, which had been focused around his attempts in securing asylum status, after entering the UK on a small boat from France on 12 April, 2025.

Following a two-week trial at the Old Bailey, Albadri (28.12.1991) of no fixed abode, was convicted of one count of preparation of terrorist acts, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act, 2006 and two counts of possession of a pointed or bladed article, contrary to section 139(1) and (6) of the Criminal Justice Act, 1988.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-convicted-of-planning-terrorist-attack-at-embassy-of-israel-508882

29 April 2026
A men arrested for stabbing two British Jewish men; HAYI claimed responsibility
In the early hours of 29 April, a man – Essa Suleiman (02.02.1981) of Camberwell – stabbed two British Jewish men, aged 76 and 34, in Golders Green, north London. The attacker has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. He is a 45-year-old British national born in Somalia. He had “a history of serious violence and mental health issues”, and had been referred to the Government’s counter-extremism Prevent programme in 2020.

The Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) group claimed responsibility for the attack on a Telegram channel.

Sources: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-in-connection-with-attack-in-barnet-508878 and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/30/police-were-hunting-golders-green-suspect-over-knife-attack/ and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/apr/29/two-people-stabbed-golders-green-says-jewish-group-latest-updates and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/29/golders-green-attack-claim-highlights-rise-of-shadowy-iran-linked-group
29 April 2026
Al-Qaeda-inspired Zahid Iqbal recalled to over 9/11 book
New details have emerged regarding the concerning history of a terrorist who recently came close to parole – having previously been recalled to prison after an initial release.

Zahid Iqbal, 31, was among four men who plotted to bomb an Army base in Luton in 2013 – and was jailed for life with a custodial sentence of at least 11 years and three months, with a five-year extension period. Iqbal was jailed alongside Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain at Woolwich Crown Court. The group discussed building an improvised explosive device (IED) between January 2011 and April 2012 and planned to follow bomb-making instructions in an online Al-Qaeda manual “How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom – by the al-Qaeda chef”.

Earlier this year, the parole board ruled that Al-Qaeda-inspired Iqbal could be released early. It has now emerged that Iqbal, who narrowly remains in prison pending the outcome of a new review into the case, was previously released in 2021, and later recalled in 2023. The recall came amid concerns he possessed a book about 9/11, and was using a secret mobile phone with a deleted call history – sparking fears of further communication with terrorist links. Also in his possession was a Kubotan, a small weapon which attaches to a keyring.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/zahid-iqbal-islamist-terrorist-released-recalled-911-book
27 April 2026
Another individual arrested in connection to a string of attacks on Jewish sites in London
A 37-year-old man has been arrested by counter-terror police investigating a string of attacks on Jewish sites in London. The man was arrested at an address near Barnstaple, Devon, on Sunday, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, the Metropolitan Police said.

The force said 26 people have been arrested over the series of attacks on Jewish sites since late March. Eight people have been charged with arson-related offences, and one person has been convicted of arson.

Source: https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-27/man-arrested-by-counter-terror-police-over-attacks-on-jewish-sites-in-london and https://news.met.police.uk/news/further-arrest-in-investigation-led-by-counter-terrorism-officers-508656
25 April 2026
3 Palestine Action activists in the United Kingdom sentenced to 20 months
Three Palestine Action activists in the United Kingdom were sentenced to 20 months in custody for an attack against a US defense company factory, the Crown Prosecution Service announced. Najam Shah, Julian Gao, and Daniel Jones had been convicted in February for their role in last April’s attack on the Teledyne Defense and Space factory in Shipley. A fourth member of the Palestine Action group, Ruby Hamill, is set to be sentenced at a later date.

Each of the four was convicted of damaging property and possessing an item with the intent to damage property.

Source: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-894111
25 April 2026
Moroccan Ahmed Ali Alid appeared in court accused of trying to murder a prison imam
An inmate at a high-security jail is accused of trying to murder the prison’s imam after obtaining a knife behind bars, a court has heard. Ahmed Ali Alid, from Hartlepool, is accused of the attempted murder of Roderic Vassie at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on 8 August last year.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard Alid, a Moroccan national, is accused of having a knife and using it to “slice” the top of Vassie’s head before attempting to stab him.

The 47-year-old did not indicate any pleas to charges of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a prison. The case was sent to the Old Bailey for a hearing on 17 April. He is also accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on prison guard Sarah Mitchell on 21 October last year, after he had been moved to the jail.

Sources: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/updated-sentence-man-jailed-life-murder-and-attempted-murder-hartlepool and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ex3x1kn33o
24 April 2026
The 16-year-old boy from Didcot, Oxfordshire, charged with stockpiling weapons, explosives and a suicide vest
The 16-year-old boy from Didcot, Oxfordshire – arrested in March -, has been charged with stockpiling weapons, explosives and a suicide vest at his family home. He is also accused of supporting IS and is suspected of sharing its propaganda on terrorist attacks as well as footage of battlefield explosions and killings.

According to the charges, it is said he sent a video “containing footage of Islamic State” to another person in November last year and the following month shared a “battlefield video containing footage of Islamic State”. He is also accused of possessing extracts of IS manual Inspire 1, extracts of a document called 100 Deadly Skills, a suicide vest, a selection of knives and swords, and “homemade improvised explosive devices”.

The teenager faces two counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, three counts of possessing an article for the purpose of terrorism, and two charges of possessing material that may be of use for terrorist purposes.

Source: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26050363.update-oxfordshire-boy-accused-suicide-vest/
22 April 2026
Social media activist encouraged terrorism and Hamas activities
A social media activist used his “significant influence” to encourage terrorism and invited people to support the proscribed organisation Hamas, a court has heard. Prosecutors told Birmingham Crown Court that Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, used code words to “celebrate” the actions of the group.

During the first day of the trial, jurors were shown more than 200 social media posts regarding Hamas, and one post relating to the attacks on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in 2015.

Novsarka, 37, of Cecil Road, Leicester, has denied encouraging terrorism, inviting support for the proscribed organisation Hamas and expressing support for a proscribed organisation.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4vkkxjzyno
22 April 2026
Two more arrests in connection to attacks on the Jewish community
Two more arrests have been made by counter-terrorism police after an alleged plan to commit arson at an unknown site connected to the Jewish community. The Metropolitan Police said a 19-year-old man and a 26-year-old man were arrested in Watford on Tuesday and remain in police custody.

Counter-terrorism officers have now arrested a total of 25 people in connection with these incidents.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgej0x3lrdo
21 April 2026
Eight more people arrested after a spate of arson attacks targeting the Jewish community in London
Counter-terrorism police have arrested eight more people after a spate of arson attacks targeting the Jewish community in London over the last month.

Seven of the arrests, which took place over the last 48 hours, are said to have been part of a ‘proactive investigation’ into an alleged plot against a venue ‘related to the Jewish community’.

Three men aged 24, 25 and 26 were arrested in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, on Sunday, shortly after 9pm. They were taken into custody before being released on bail. This followed the arrest of a 25-year-old man on April 20, in Stevenage. A 26-year-old man, and two women, aged 50 and 59, were also arrested in a car near Birmingham. They have all been taken to a London police station where they currently remain in custody.

On 21 April, 39-year-old man was arrested at an address in Ealing after jars of a non-hazardous substance were discovered in Kensington Gardens on April 17. He was detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and taken into custody.

So far, 23 people have been arrested as police continue to probe whether ‘criminal proxies’ linked to Iran are being paid to carry out the attacks. Since late March there have been arson attacks on Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green, two synagogues in north-west London and the former premises of a Jewish charity. Pro-Iranian group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia – the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right – has claimed responsibility for the attacks, releasing video footage of the perpetrators shortly after each incident has taken place.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15751813/Eight-people-arrested-counter-terror-police-arson-London.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
21 April 2026
17-year-old boy from Brent charged with arson of Kenton United Synagogue; 19-year-old released on bail
A British teenager has been charged with arson after an attack on a synagogue in north-west London. The 17-year-old boy from Brent, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with arson not endangering life for the ‘firebomb’ thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue, near Harrow, on 19 April.

A 19-year-old man who was also arrested after the attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries, the Metropolitan Police said.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15751133/British-teenager-charged-arson-Kenton-synagogue.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
21 April 2026
Bangladeshi terrorist allowed to stay in Britain
Despite having his asylum claim turned down, Shah Rahman was allowed to stay in Britain. The judgement read: ‘He was granted restricted leave to remain in the United Kingdom on the basis that he could not be removed to Bangladesh without breaching his rights under Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention.’

In 2012, Shah Rahman was jailed alongside three other Al-Qaeda-inspired extremists. They had plotted to blow up the London Stock Exchange. Just five years later, in 2017, he was released onto Britain’s streets. However, he was recalled to prison in 2022 for breaching the conditions of his licence.

While on licence in 2019, Rahman married Parveen Purbhoo, a Mauritian national, in an Islamic ceremony in London. She was later banned from entering the UK for life by the then Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, after officers at Heathrow Airport found Isis-related material on her phone.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-islamist-terrorist-stay-britain-asylum-claim-turned-down
20 April 2026
A 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man held over an arson attack on Kenton United Synagogue
Two teenagers – a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man – are being held by police over an arson attack on a synagogue in north-west London. The attack was claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia. A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue on Shaftesbury Avenue, Kenton, at about midnight on Sunday. Minor damage was caused to the building, although no injuries were reported.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6l9wdpqgdo
18 April 2026
A man tried to set fire three bottles in Hendon
The Metropolitan Police said that a man was seen to approach a row of shops in Hendon with a plastic bag containing three bottles of liquid on Friday evening – 17 April. He tried to set the items in the bag alight, but when the bottles failed to fully ignite, he fled the scene, police said.

The alleged attack was claimed online by individuals purporting to be from the group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyah (HAYI), who said they were targeting Jewish education charity Jewish Futures.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hendon-arson-attack-terror-police-jewish-charity-brent-london-b2960280.html
17 April 2026
A 18-year-old is the fourth person to be charged in connection with the Golders Green arson attack
An 18-year-old has become the fourth person to be charged in connection with an arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green. Judex Atshatshi, 18, has been charged with committing arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.

Three people have previously been charged in connection with the incident and were remanded in custody earlier this month.

Two British men, Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, from Leyton, east London; and a 17-year-old boy, of dual British-Pakistani nationality, from Walthamstow were charged with one count of arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15743165/Teenager-fourth-person-charged-arson-Jewish-ambulances-Golders-Green.html
17 April 2026
Three charged in connection to the arson attack on the offices of a Persian Language media organisation
British police said they have charged three people in an arson attack at a Persian-language media organization in northwest London. Oisin McGuinness, 21, Nathan Dunn, 19, and a 16-year-old boy were all charged with arson with intent to endanger life.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/britain-iran-arson-persian-language-media-630aea146e4bbe42a8f6c4ddf61317ec
16 April 2026
HAYI claimed an attack at the Israeli embassy in London
On 16 April, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI), a group linked to Iran, claimed responsibility for attacking the Israeli embassy in London with drones carrying “radioactive and dangerous carcinogenic materials”.

No further information is available, and it is unclear whether the attack occurred.

Source: https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2026-april-17/
16 April 2026
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Finchley synagogue
On 15 April, a 47-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were arrested in Watford, north of London, for their alleged involvement in an attempted arson attack on a synagogue. The attack occurred shortly after midnight on 15 April.

In an earlier statement, the Metropolitan Police Force described the attack, saying that two people wearing dark clothing and balaclavas had approached the synagogue in Finchley and thrown two bottles suspected to contain petrol, which did not ignite.

The Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260416-police-arrest-two-over-london-synagogue-arson-attempt
15 April 2026
Three arrested in connection to the arson attack on the offices of a Persian Language media organisation
At approximately 20:30 on Wednesday, 15 April, a Molotov cocktail was used in an arson attack on the offices of a Persian-language media organisation in Wembley, north-west London.

Three British nationals men, Oisin McGuinness (21), Nathan Dunn (19) and a 16-year-old boy, were arrested in Finchley on suspicion of arson endangering life, and were taken into police custody, where they remain.

The attack was claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI).

Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/17/three-charged-over-firebomb-attack-on-persian-media-outlet/ and https://news.met.police.uk/news/counter-terrorism-policing-update-on-various-arson-attacks-in-north-west-london-508349
15 April 2026
34-year-old Abdullah Albadri has been charged with preparing terrorist acts and with possessing two knives
A man arrested as he climbed a fence to get into the Israeli embassy in London carrying two knives had twice arrived on a small boat from France, a jury has heard. Abdullah Albadri is on trial at the Old Bailey, charged with preparing terrorist acts and possession of two knives.

The 34-year-old, who denies the charges, was arrested outside the Israeli embassy on 28 April last year by two armed diplomatic protection officers who had seen him trying to scale the 8ft (2.4m) high fence. A couple of hours earlier he had messaged his mother “I chose the path of martyrdom”, the prosecution said.

Albadri first arrived in the UK by small boat from France on 5 August 2021, but by November 2023 he had left the country, the prosecution said. He re-entered the UK on 12 April last year, again by small boat. He was given temporary accommodation at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mkk4plgd4o
15 April 2026
Feras Al-Jayoosi, a 38-year-old violent pro-Palestine activist, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court
Feras Al-Jayoosi, a 38-year-old violent pro-Palestine activist, wrote that he wanted to ‘establish an Islamic state in Britain’ and posted instructional videos online about how to use grenades to kill Israeli soldiers. He is on trial at Winchester Crown Court, charged with three counts of terrorism relating to posts on X in 2022 from the Jihad4Palestine account.

During an interview, Al-Jayoosi also told police that he was ‘on the fence’ about al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden. He allegedly commented ‘Allah is the greatest’ on a post following the stabbing of Salman Rushdie in August 2022.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15735493/pro-Palestine-supporter-wrote-wanted-Islamic-State-Britain.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
12 April 2026
23-year-old man found guilty of sharing terrorist videos online
Mohammad Malik, 23-year-old from Gillingham, Kent, was convicted at Winchester Crown Court of two counts each of disseminating a terrorist publication and expression of support for a proscribed organisation.

Malik was acquitted of possession of a terrorist publication and a further count of disseminating a terrorist publication following a four-week trial.

Counter Terrorism Policing South East said that it launched an investigation after it was alerted to Malik sharing footage of several Islamist groups over different social media platforms. Police raided his home on 14 January 2025 and seized a phone, computer, hard drives, swords, knives and a homemade Daesh flag.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr517579rppo
12 April 2026
Over 500 arrests related to Palestine Action
More than 500 people have been arrested at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since the group’s ban was ruled unlawful by the high court. Support to the organisation has been shown through signs, placards and slogans, reading: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Hundreds of demonstrators sat on camping chairs and on the ground as they held up their placards on Saturday afternoon. The Metropolitan police said 523 people had been arrested by midnight, with their ages ranging from 18 to 87.

These arrests have been extensively debated, because the ban of Palestine Action had been ruled unlawful in February 2026 and arrests had been suspended. However, the ban remains in place until the appeal, so it is technically still illegal to show support to the organisation and the Police resumed arresting in March 2026.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp38z9lylddo and https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/13/robert-del-naja-massive-attack-arrested-palestine-action-protest-trafalgar-square-london and https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/4/12/uk-police-arrest-523-during-pro-palestinian-demonstration-in-london and https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/met-police-make-arrests-at-london-palestine-action-protest
11 April 2026
523 people arrested at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action
More than 500 people have been arrested at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since the group’s ban was ruled unlawful by the high court.

Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London and presented signs reading: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Hundreds of demonstrators sat on camping chairs and on the ground as they held up their placards on Saturday afternoon. The Metropolitan police said 523 people had been arrested by midnight, with their ages ranging from 18 to 87.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/met-police-make-arrests-at-london-palestine-action-protest
09 April 2026
British man charged with playing a leadership role in al-Shabaab
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised terrorism offences against a 43-year-old man related to his alleged involvement with a terrorist group based in Somalia.

Jermaine Grant, 43-year-old British man, has appeared in court accused of playing a leadership role in the Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabaab. He is charged with directing the activities of al-Shabab more than 16 years ago in the late 2000s.

Grant, who was born in London, also faces three charges of attending an al-Shabaab commando training camp in Kismayu in southern Somalia, and two charges of possessing an AK47 assault rifle for terrorist purposes during a battle at Mogadishu Stadium and a battle in Karan in the north of the city.

Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedexl8d4elo and https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/man-charged-terrorism-offences
04 April 2026
High Court dismissed Mina Dich’s attempt to remain in Britain
French national Mina Dich, 51, received a prison sentence in 2018 after admitting to assisting her daughter Rizlaine Boular in planning an assault targeting police officers in the capital. Her younger daughter, Safaa Boular, who was 18 at the time, faced conviction for conspiring to launch a grenade and firearm attack at the British Museum. Both sisters received life imprisonment.

Last month, the High Court dismissed Dich’s attempt to remain in Britain, upholding the Home Secretary’s deportation order. Her legal representatives contended that she had resided in the United Kingdom for decades and that deportation would undermine efforts at rehabilitation. The presiding judge rejected these arguments, ruling the Home Secretary had thoroughly examined all relevant factors before proceeding with the removal order.

In particular, Safaa Boular, of Vauxhall, London, was convicted of preparing terrorism acts at home after failing to travel to Syria to join Islamic State militants. Boular’s radicalisation began in 2012, when her mother began apparently to support jihadist causes. Two years later her older sister, Rizlaine, attempted and failed to reach Syria.

In the wake of the 2015 Paris terror attacks, when she was 15-years-old and preparing for her GCSEs, Safaa met online a female Islamic State group recruiter – and in turn began chatting to British fighter Naweed Hussain, originally from Coventry. Their Instagram flirting led in August 2016 to an online “marriage” ceremony as the besotted teenager fell in love with a man twice her age. The trial heard that she had wanted to join Hussain in Syria, but she could not travel as she had already fallen under the suspicion of the security services.

Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45062647 and https://www.gbnews.com/news/woman-uk-all-female-terror-plot-mina-dich
04 April 2026
A further arrest linked to Golders Green arson attack
On the morning of Saturday, 4 April, Met officers at Westminster Magistrates’ Court arrested a 19-year-old man [F] in relation to the ongoing investigation into an arson attack in Golders Green.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/further-arrest-made-in-relation-to-golders-green-arson-attack-507957
03 April 2026
Three charged over Golders Green arson attack
[C] Hamza Iqbal 20 (28.10.05) and [D] Rehan Khan 19 (11.02.07), both British nationals from Leyton, and [E] a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow, have been charged, following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service, with arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered contrary to Section 1(2) – Criminal Damage Act 1971.

Two other men [A and B] were also previously arrested on Wednesday, 25 March, and they have both been released on bail to a date in late-April, pending further enquiries.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/three-charged-over-golders-green-arson-attack-507955
01 April 2026
Three More People Arrested in Golders Green Arson Investigation
Three people – [C] a 20-year-old man, [D] a 19 year-old man and [E] a 17-year-old boy – were arrested at three separate addresses in East London. Two of those arrested [C and D] are British nationals and the third [E] is a dual British and Pakistani national. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life and have been taken to a London police station where they remain in police custody.

Two men [A and B] were previously arrested on Wednesday 25 March, and they have both been released on bail to a date in late-April, pending further enquiries.

The arrests are linked to the ongoing investigation into an arson attack at approximately 01:35hrs on Monday, 23 March. Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north London, were set on fire during the incident. Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand), an Iran-affiliated movement, claimed responsibility for the attack

Source: https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/further-arrests-made-in-golders-green-arson-investigation-507878
27 March 2026
UK sanctioned two senior Islamic State financial operatives
Britain has imposed sanctions on two Iraqi senior Islamic State financial operatives, Sami Jasim Muhammad Jaata al-Jaburi and Abd al-Hamid Salim Ibrahim Brukan al-Khatouni, for helping to manage ISIS’s revenue streams and supporting its leadership structure. They also participated in several terrorist operations when the group controlled territory, including the smuggling of oil products.

Both, who are now subject to an asset freeze, arms embargo ⁠and travel ban, have entries on the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice system.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-sanctions-two-iraqis-over-islamic-state-financial-operations-2026-03-27/
27 March 2026
Three young men deny planning to join ISIS
Three young men, Chafik Aziz (18 years old), Muhammed Bham (19 years old), and Oliver Rea (24 years old), have pleaded not guilty to planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS. The charges include preparing acts of terrorism between March and November 2025, with alleged preparations such as writing goodbye letters, researching flights to Turkey, obtaining passports, selling belongings, and resigning from their jobs.

The court heard that the men researched ISIS uniforms, territories, and travel methods, exchanging information to avoid detection. They reportedly joined group chats on Signal, such as “AirBNB Buddies” and “Lads Holiday,” encouraging each other to join the organization. Rea admitted to inviting support for ISIS and expressing support for al-Qaeda and ISIS on TikTok but denied charges of disseminating terrorist documents. The trial is scheduled for November 30.

Source: https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/islamic-state-lads-holiday-chat-5HjdWxq_2/
26 March 2026
A Woman Was Charged with Multiple Counts of Inviting Support for Hamas and Other Offences
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31 (03,06.94) of Pilning, South Gloucestershire was arrested at her home address by Met officers for breaching police bail conditions imposed following previous arrests. She is a British-Palestinian, and was a member of Palestine Action. She was charged with the following offences:

On 21 July 2025, on King Charles Street, London used words that were threatening, abusive or insulting intending thereby to stir up racial hatred or having regard to all the circumstances was reckless as to whether racial hatred would be stirred up (Section 18 Public Order Act 1986). On 19 November 2025, published or distributed written material that was threatening, abusive or insulting intending thereby to stir up racial hatred or having regard to all the circumstances was reckless as to whether racial hatred would be stirred up (Section 19 Public Order Act 1986). On 23 July 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000). On 23 August 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000). On 7 October 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000). On 31 December 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000).

The charges of inviting support for a proscribed organisation relate to comments or other material posted online on the relevant dates.

Sources: https://www.thetimes.com/article/5107637e-a579-455f-86dc-5a8ce9acba58?shareToken=4c4e4271f8be2f2560f12835f3483bc4 and https://news.met.police.uk/news/woman-charged-with-inviting-support-for-hamas-507693
26 March 2026
Two Suspects in the Arson Attack on Jewish Community Ambulances in London Have Been Released on Bail
The two British nationals, aged 47 and 45, who were arrested in connection with the arson attack on ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in north London, have been released on bail until April.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx235y7v100o
25 March 2026
Terrorist Inmate Tried to Kill the Prison’s Imam
A terrorist inmate at a high-security jail is accused of trying to murder the prison’s imam after obtaining a knife behind bars. Moroccan Ahmed Ali Alid, from Hartlepool, is accused of the attempted murder of Roderic Vassie at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on 8 August last year.

He is accused of having a knife and using it to “slice” the top of Vassie’s head before attempting to stab him five times. The 47-year-old did not indicate any pleas to charges of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a prison.

Source: https://www.aol.com/articles/inmate-tried-murder-jails-imam-195901635.html
25 March 2026
Alleged Senior Al-Qaeda Is Suing the Government
An alleged senior al-Qaeda operative held in Guantanamo Bay is in line for compensation from the UK Government over torture allegations.

Abu Faraj al-Libi, who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay since 2006 as a suspected senior figure in al-Qaeda, is suing the Government over the alleged complicity of UK intelligence services in his torture by the CIA.

Al-Libi, a nom de guerre, was arrested by Pakistan’s intelligence services in May 2005 after a joint operation involving the CIA and Pakistan’s special forces.

According to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, he served as the third in command of al-Qaeda from the 2003 capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to his own arrest two years later.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/25/al-qaeda-terrorist-held-in-guantanamo-sues-uk/
25 March 2026
More Info on the Arson Attack on Jewish Community Ambulances in London; Two Individuals Arrested
Counter Terrorism detectives investigating an arson attack on volunteer-led ambulances run by the Jewish community in Golders Green have arrested two men in connection with the incident. The men – aged 47 and 45 – were arrested at addresses in north west London and central London areas respectively. They were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and both men have been taken to a London police station where they currently remain in police custody.

Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-men-arrested-in-connection-with-golders-green-arson-attack-507567
23 March 2026
Antisemitic Arson Attack on Jewish Community Ambulances in London
Four Jewish community ambulances were set on fire in Golders Green, London. The ambulances were part of a volunteering scheme called Hatzola, managed by the Jewish community, which led the investigations to treat it like an antisemitic hate crime.

Although the authenticity of the claim is yet to be confirmed, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand), an Iran-affiliated movement, is claiming responsibility for the attack. The group appears to have posted on Telegram about the attack but Metropolitan Police are still investigating whether the group was involved in the attack.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czj1m8xpk14t and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/mar/23/jewish-community-ambulances-arson-fire-attack-antisemitism-north-london-latest-news-updates and https://news.met.police.uk/news/statement-on-antisemitic-arson-attack-in-golders-green-507446
18 March 2026
Anjem Choudary Appeal Bids Dismissed
Anjem Choudary, 59, was convicted in July 2024 for taking over al-Muhajiroun (AML) while its founder, Omar Bakri Muhammad, was serving in a Lebanese prison. Choudary preached through online lessons, hiding behind a different group name, Islamic Thinkers Society (ITS). He was arrested after law enforcement officers infiltrated ITS in 2022 and 2023.

“AML was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK in 2010” but continued to operate under different names, such as ITS. Many of his followers are believed to have committed violent acts both in the UK and abroad, and even if he did not directly commit or plan said attacks, his involvement in the organisation was deemed sufficient evidence to prove his intentionality and commitment to the cause.

Choudary appealed his sentence but the judges dismissed his bids, claiming the trial had been fair.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87574wn93qo and https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/anjem-choudary-terror-conviction-5HjdWTW_2/
12 March 2026
-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Supporting the Islamic State
A 16-year-old boy from Didcot, Oxfordshire, has been arrested through a pre-planned operation on suspicion of him supporting the Islamic State. He was charged with eight counts, including dissemination of a terrorist publication and possession of materials and an article for terrorist purposes.

Upon arrest, he refused the police access to his phone and pleaded non-guilty to all charges. During the raid at his house, he has been found in possession of several weapons, including knives, machetes, a sword, knuckle duster, a suicide bomb vest and IEDs. The hearing is scheduled for 17^th April 2026.

Sources: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/march/16-03-26/teenage-boy-charged-in-connection-with-terrorism-offences–didcot/ and https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/march/09-03-26/teenage-boy-arrested-in-connection-with-terrorism-offence—didcot/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86yxy388e7o
08 March 2026
Eastbourne Man Charged with Terrorism Offences for Supporting IS
Mohammed Abdulkalik Fadil Alazawi, 35, of Bedford Grove in Eastbourne, was arrested by Sussex Police and charged with terrorism offences. This is the result of a pre-planned operation following social-media investigations on Islamic State supporters. He remains in police custody.

Sources: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25917793.eastbourne-man-charged-encouraging-terrorism/ and https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-03-08/man-from-eastbourne-charged-with-terrorism-offences and https://www.aol.com/news/man-charged-terrorism-offences-130704199.html and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vj9jpzl58o
27 February 2026
Man from Dudley Arrested for Sharing Terrorism Propaganda on Tiktok
Sardar Shahid, 20, has been charged for possession and distribution of terrorist materials from December 2025 to February 2026 on TikTok. He was also found in possession of a terrorist manual to manufacture explosives. The arrest followed a pre-planned operation.

Sources: https://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/25828451.man-charged-terrorism-lye-police-operation/ and https://www.itv.com/news/central/2026-02-27/tiktoker-20-in-court-over-alleged-posts-showing-terrorist-attacks and https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/february/man-charged-with-terrorism-offences/
13 February 2026
Islamic State Supporters Convicted for Plotting Attack Against Manchester’s Jewish Community
Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were convicted for plotting a terrorist attack on England’s Jewish community in the North-West of the country. Alongside, Bilel Saadaoui, 36, Walid Saadaoui’s brother, was convicted for not disclosing the information he had about the attack plans to law enforcement. The plotting dates back to 2023, as retaliation for Israel’s violence in October 2023. The three men have been prosecuted and trialled by Preston Crown Court.

The successful conviction has been possible also thanks to an undercover operative, who infiltrated the cell and engaged with the two men, pretending to contribute to the planning of the attack and to the logistics to get hold of firearms.

Update from 13 February 2026 – Saadaoui and Hussein have both been ‘sentenced life imprisonment with a minimum term of 37 years and 26 years respectively’. Bilel Saadaoui has received a 6-year sentence.

Sources: https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/terrorists-convicted-over-plot-targeting-jewish-communities and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/men-found-guilty-of-planning-a-terrorist-attack-in-manchester/ and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15554213/ISIS-jihadists-UKs-worst-terror-attack-jailed.html and https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-with-murder-after-fatal-stabbing-in-croydon-506323
13 February 2026
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
In July 2025, Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000. However, this February the ban was ruled unlawful by the High Court. Initially, the ban was seen as beneficial because it would help the police to keep public order and disrupt criminal activities like those that led to the ban. Nonetheless, this ban affected the right to protest and it has been deemed “disproportionate and unlawful”.

Sources: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-court-draws-line-in-the-sand-against-misuse-of-terrorism-powers/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8x90q9nyzyt and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule
13 February 2026
Man Convicted in 2013 Released on Parole After 6 Years in Jail
Zahid Iqbal was convicted in 2013 alongside three other men for plotting an attack at Territorial Army in Luton. He was planning on sending a remotely-controlled toy car with an IED attached, made following the instructions from an al-Qaeda manual. He was supposed to serve a minimum of 11 years and 3 months, for a maximum of 16 years. Thus, he was released 3 years before his maximum sentence. Parole has determined that his release will not constitute a threat to public safety.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w5j154ppeo and https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2026-02-12/terrorist-who-plotted-to-use-toy-car-to-blow-up-army-centre-can-be-freed and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15548927/Al-Qaeda-inspired-terrorist-plotted-bomb-UK-army-base-free-weeks-prison-officials-saying-dangerous.html
03 February 2026
Man Arrested in Bristol Accused of Preparing Terrorist Acts Related to The Islamic State
Mohamed Farah Mohamoud, 21, was arrested on suspicions of travelling to Somalia to become a martyr for the Islamic State. Mohamoud is based in Bristol, but travelled to an ISIS ‘stronghold’ in Somalia for 5 weeks between January and March 2025. The 21-year-old man has been arrested in Bristol home for allegedly wanting to join Daesh, due to his possession of a suspicious item. Neighbours have been advised to leave their properties as a precautionary measure while Explosive Ordinance Disposal attended the premises to remove the item. This arrest is the result of a pre-planned operation and the suspect remains in police custody. The provisional trial date is set for 3 August 2026.

Sources: https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2026/01/investigation-continues-following-arrest-in-bristol/ and https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2026/01/investigation-continues-following-arrest-in-bristol/ and https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bomb-squad-remove-suspicious-item-10769226 and https://www.tiaa.co.uk/blog/uk-terrorism-threat-update-2026/ and https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/bristol/news/suspected-islamic-state-extremist-court
29 January 2026
Anglo-Jihadi Man Arrested for Plotting Attack at Shopping Centre
Jordan Richardson, 21, a convert inspired by Islamic State propaganda was convicted of multiple terrorism charges at Leeds Crown Court. He converted to Islam in 2024 and quickly became radicalised. Richardson was found to share his ideologies on social media and to have a step-by-step plan on how to carry out an attack. In addition to that, he was found in possession of several weapons and legitimate recipes for mustard gas and TATP. Richardson was proven to have a strong commitment to extremism and radicalisation, as well as the intention to carry out acts of terrorism.

After his arrest through a pre-planned operation in December 2024, he has “been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 16 years for planning an act of terrorism” on 29th January 2026.

Sources: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/islamic-convert-convicted-planning-terror-attack and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/goole-man-found-guilty-of-planning-a-terrorist-attack/ and https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2026-01-29/anglo-jihadi-who-was-planning-terror-attack-jailed-for-life and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/howden-man-sentenced-for-planning-terrorist-attack/
24 January 2026
Osama Bin Laden’s Right-Hand Might Be Released on Parole
Rangzieb Ahmed, a collaborator of Osama bin Laden, was prosecuted in 2008 for his links with the 7/7 London attacks, as well as allegedly having links with the perpetrators of 9/11. He is considered to be the first person “to be charged with directing terrorism in the UK”. Ahmed was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, but led a life split between the UK and Pakistan, where he became one of the top UK terrorists in al-Qaeda’s command. In 2008, he received a life sentence, with a minimum of 10 years, during which he took part in a deradicalisation programme, after being denied parole in 2022. However, a parole review is scheduled for February 2026, where the board will assess whether Rangzieb Ahmed is still a public risk or can be released.

Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3832366/Al-Qaeda-terror-trial-Rangzieb-Ahmed-was-highest-ranking-al-Qaeda-operative-in-Britain.html and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15495177/Al-Qaeda-chief-Britain-Osama-bin-Laden-freed-prison.html and https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38001139/al-qaeda-terror-master-linked-london-bombers-freedom-bid/ and https://www.gbnews.com/news/rangzieb-ahmed-al-qaeda-chief-released-britain-granted-fresh-hearing and https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/rangzieb-ahmed
16 January 2026
18-Year-Old from Wales Arrested for Planning a Terrorist Attack at Oasis Concert
McKenzie Morgan, 18, was sentenced to 14 months for possession of terrorist materials, including an al-Qaeda Training Manual and for researching how to plan an attack. While there was no sufficient evidence of his ideology, his violent thoughts and the manual were enough to convict him for breaching Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. His arrest had been possible thanks to a Snapchat user that worried about some material shared online that indicated the possibility that Morgan was planning an attack targeting an Oasis concert. He was allegedly inspired by the Southport attacks of July 2024.

Sources: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/McKENZIE-MORGAN-SENTENCING-REMARKS-PDF.pdf and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4grex82n7ro and https://www.gwent.police.uk/news/gwent/news/news/2026/january/cwmbran-teen-sentenced-for-researching-how-to-plan-a-terrorist-attack/

16 December 2025
Leeds man arrested for sharing Islamist propaganda
Cameron Gloria De Almeida, 22, has been sentenced to 4 years for sharing violent jihadist material online. Examinations of his mobile device showed that he was in possession of a cloud-based storage which contained “electronic libraries of terrorist publications”. Furthermore, investigators found conversations with another individual that show how they were “planning to commit an armed robbery on a delivery driver”. Indeed, as well as seizing two mobile phones, the police also took a knife and two balaclavas. Gloria De Almeida claimed that his actions have been the result of reckless behavior, rather than actual intentions to disseminate Islamist propaganda.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0k38vpx05o and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/leeds-man-sentenced-to-four-years-for-sharing-electronic-libraries-promoting-violent-jihad/
04 December 2025
Jihad al-Shamie associate charged for preparation of acts of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist materials online
Mohammad Asim Bashir, 31, who was initially arrested on suspicion that he was involved in the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue attack of 2 October 2025, has been released without charge. However, he was later charged by the Crown Prosecution Service for offences unrelated to said attack. Indeed, he has been accused of sharing terrorist propaganda online and of preparing acts of terrorism.

Sources: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/cps-announces-charges-against-jihad-al-shamie-associate-assisting-preparation-acts and https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/man-charged-following-terrorism-arrest-by-manchester-synagogue-detectives/ and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/declaration-of-a-terrorist-incident-in-manchester/ and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/manchester-attack-2025/
11 November 2025
Man arrested for attempting to go to Syria and join Islamic State
Chafik Aziz, 18, was arrested for his attempt to travel to Syria in order to join the Islamic State, a proscribed terrorist organisation. He was initially arrested in London, at Gatwick Airport, on suspicion that he was already a member of a terrorist organisation. However, he was then re-arrested the following day thanks to a warrant that allowed to keep him under police custody until 11th November 2025. He was due to appear in court on 12th November 2025. Upon further investigation, he was charged with the intention of committing acts of terrorism.

Sources: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-with-terrorism-offence-linked-to-syria-503207 and https://counterterrorbusiness.com/news/12112025/18-year-old-charged-terrorism-offence and https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/man-syria-islamic-state-18-year-old-terrorism-charge-arrest-london-sutton-chafik-aziz-b1257651.html and https://www.poolre.co.uk/terrorism-threat-publications/december-monthly-terrorism-update-2/
06 November 2025
Two men appear in court for plotting an act of terrorism
Oliver William Rea, 24, and Muhammad Bham, 19, appeared in court for allegedly planning acts of terrorism and for having planned to leave the UK in order to join the Islamic State. Rea’s charges also include dissemination of terrorist material. The arrest follows a pre-planned operation and the offenses are estimated to have happened between March and October 2025.

Sources: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/men-appear-in-court-charged-with-planning-an-act-of-terrorism/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70910jv9leo
03 November 2025
British citizen arrested in London through German warrant
Mohammed A., a 39-year-old British citizen, was arrested in London for his links with Hamas and for allegedly helping to get and store weapons that would have been used to target the Jewish community in Europe. He was arrested thanks to a warrant issued by Germany, issued after ties with another member of the group that he met in Berlin during the summer of 2025. Mohammed A. would have brought ammunition and weapons to Vienna, contributing to the abovementioned operation.

Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/britain-detains-alleged-hamas-gun-mule-wanted-by-german-police-2025-11-06/ and https://www.poolre.co.uk/terrorism-threat-publications/december-monthly-terrorism-update-2/ and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/04/british-man-arrested-hamas-terror-plot-germany-jewish/
29 October 2025
Man jailed over bomb hoax call in a Leeds synagogue after Manchester attack
Markel Ible, 32, of Leeds, has been jailed for 10 months after making a hoax call from an unknown number, claiming that a bomb would go off at a synagogue in Roundhay, Leeds, the following day. This happened just a few days after the attack at Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur. Prosecution said that Ible was fully aware of the consequences of his action and that it was intended to spread fear within the Jewish community.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjdyxelp72o and https://www.cps.gov.uk/yorkshire-and-humberside/news/man-sentenced-making-bomb-hoax-call-synagogue-wake-manchester
17 October 2025
Man sentenced to 9 years after planning to travel to Syria to join terrorist group
Isa Giga, 32, was at the centre of a thorough counter-terrorism investigation after returning to the UK on a flight from Turkey. On October 17, he was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment for travelling to Syria in 2015 to engage in terrorist activities. There, he joined the jihadist group Nusra and claimed to want to fight for jihad. Despite him not having planned to return to the UK, he did and Counter Terrorism Police arrested him in 2024 at Heathrow Airport.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnkkz97l8gyo and https://www.janes-solicitors.co.uk/r-v-giga-the-syrian-civil-war-and-the-terrorism-act/ and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15223921/British-consultant-business-class-Syria-Islamist-terrorists-jailed.html and https://www.poolre.co.uk/terrorism-threat-publications/november-monthly-terrorism-update/
02 October 2025
Manchester synagogue attacked during the Yom Kippur celebration
On October 2 2025, during the Yom Kippur celebration at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation centre in Manchester, a man drove into pedestrians, before starting to stab worshippers. The attacker was Jihad al-Shamie, 35, who was shot dead by the police, made a call to 999 himself, claiming allegiance to the Islamic State.

The attacker was also wearing what was believed to be an explosive belt, that investigations then revealed to be a non-viable device. The attack caused the death of two people and severe injuries to other three.

Several other people have been arrested as a consequence to the investigations; however, for reasons unrelated to the attack.

Sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/manchester-synagogue-terror-attack-statement and https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/manchester-synagogue-terrorist-attack-fears-antisemitism-uk-rcna235353 and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/manchester-attack-2025/
26 July 2025
Man arrested over EasyJet flight disturbance and bomb claim
Abhay Nayak, 41, was arrested after causing disturbances on an EasyJet flight to Glasgow. The man claimed to have a bomb and shouted ‘Allah akbar’, according to footage that was posted online. Counter Terrorism Police investigated the incident, however, Nayak is not facing terrorism charges.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y25y0e0m8o and https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25344279.counter-terrorism-cops-involved-glasgow-airport-arrest/
18 July 2025
Muhammad Billal pleaded guilty to planning a gun attack and travelling to Somalia
Muhammad Billal, 18, from Nelson, was arrested on February 11 and charged with two counts of preparation of terrorist acts and four charges of collecting information likely to assist acts of terrorism. He has pleaded guilty to planning a gun attack and travelling to Somalia.

The Old Bailey heard that between last February and last October he researched “accessible shooting ranges” and the purchase of “chest rigs” designed to hold ammunition. He also conducted online reconnaissance of potential attack locations, and sought to illicitly purchase a firearm. He then went on to take steps to travel to Somalia between last 7 October and 20 November, which included buying airline flights.

During this period, he also sought advice and guidance on how to leave the UK without arousing suspicion, changed his appearance, deleted extreme Islamic material from his mobile phone and bought clothes and equipment. He also obtained a visa to enter Ethiopia in order to facilitate crossing into Somalia.

The charges on dates between last April and August relate Billal accessing issues of Rumiyah, an online magazine used by Islamic State for propaganda and recruitment.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/muhammad-billal-isis-gun-attack-somalia-b2791535.html
16 July 2025
Mohammed Mahfuz Ahmed convicted for sharing Islamic State material online
Mohammed Mahfuz Ahmed, of Crowhill Avenue in Cleethorpes and born on 02 March 1999, was convicted for sharing Islamic State material online through several accounts. He actively circumvented moderation measures and tried to reach as many people as possible to encourage terrorism. Ahmed received an extended sentence, comprising of 10 years in custody and five years on licence.

Ahmed was arrested as part of an intelligence led operation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East on April 18, 2024. Evidence recovered during a search of his home address revealed a deep-seated extremist mindset and an avid determination to share terrorist material online. Ahmed used five different accounts over a five-month period. He gathered more than 1,300 followers and received in excess of 14,000 likes in response to his content.

Sources: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/cleethorpes-man-sentenced-for-sharing-daesh-propaganda-and-encouraging-terrorism/ and https://counterterrorbusiness.com/news/18072025/26-year-old-sentenced-promoting-terrorism-online and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvj082g31eo
05 July 2025
Palestine Action proscribed as terrorist organisation
Palestine Action has been proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 on 5th July 2025. This measure, discussed on 23rd June 2025 and laid in Parliament on 30 June, makes it illegal to support and/or to be a member of Palestine Action. However, this will not affect the right to peaceful protests for pro-Palestine causes, as long as the protesters are not associated with the group. Furthermore, the listing of Palestine Action is limited to its activity in the United Kingdom.

The events that led Palestine Action to be eligible for proscription under the Terrorism Act 2000 include the 2022 events at Thales in Glasgow – where protesters caused over £1 million of damage to weapon equipment, the blockage of Instro Precision factory in Kent in May 2025 and the raid at Elbit System UK in Bristol in August 2024.

Sources: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-06-23/debates/25062337000014/PalestineActionProscription and https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/803/pdfs/uksiem_20250803_en_001.pdfn and https://www.gov.uk/government/news/three-groups-to-be-proscribed and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wj144zd7po
26 June 2025
Man from Harlow sentenced for supporting proscribed terrorist organisations
Zakir Hussein, 30, from Harlow, has been sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison for supporting proscribed terrorist organisations. A MET Police investigation linked his X account to be supportive of organisations like Hamas and Hezbollah. His content praised anti-Semitism, idolising attacks like the 7 October 2023 and showed approval for Hitler’s actions. The investigation sparked from an anonymous user who reported Hussein’s content. After his arrest, Hussein pleaded guilty to all charges.

Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/27/drug-addict-hamas-supporter-called-jews-burnt-alive-jailed/ and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/man-from-harlow-jailed-for-posting-support-on-social-media-for-terrorist-groups/
20 June 2025
Islamic State supporter arrested for distributing terrorist material online
Abdullah Bellil, 29, admitted distributing terrorist material supporting the Islamic State. He also made videos where he would incite people to join IS and to take up arms for the cause. Bellil was also planning to ‘travel abroad for violent jihadi acts’. As a consequence, he was jailed for 6 years.

Sources: https://counterterrorbusiness.com/news/13102025/man-jailed-sharing-daesh-propaganda and https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/islamic-state-propaganda-social-media-jailed-six-years-b1252363.html and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgldxw8kvko
06 June 2025
Art dealer arrested for sales to a suspected Hizballah financier
Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, was jailed after failing to report selling art work to Nazem Ahmad, a Beirut-based financier affiliated with Hizballah. Ojiri was in contact with Mr Ahmad regarding the trade of works of art and was proved to have discussed money-laundering protocols with a colleague. His sentence is the first of its kind, warning art dealers of the consequences of trading with people identified as terrorist groups’ financers.

Sources: https://news.sky.com/story/bargain-hunt-expert-ochuko-ojiri-charged-with-terror-offence-13363732 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4180np8do and https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/art-dealer-jailed-failing-report-sales-suspected-terrorist
23 May 2025
Liverpool barber jailed for sharing Daesh propaganda
Mohammed Hamad, 30, was jailed for being part of a WhatsApp group sharing IS propaganda. Said group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and it was used to share violent videos that praised the actions of IS fighters.

In court, it was raised the question of Hamad’s hypocrisy, since he was leading a Western lifestyle whilst preaching the destruction of it in his online life. Other three members of the WhatsApp group have been convicted.

Sources: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2025-05-23/iraqi-man-living-in-liverpool-jailed-for-sending-islamic-state-videos and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/four-jailed-for-sharing-terrorism-propaganda-and-supporting-terrorist-funding-activities/
09 May 2025
Kent teenager sentenced for dissemination of terrorist propaganda online
Leo Walby, 19, was sentenced to 4 years in prison for dissemination of terrorism material. The teenager converted to Islam and adopted extremist views, which are proven by his extensive online activity, sharing Islamist propaganda related to IS, jihadism and martyrdom on several platforms, including Tik Tok and Telegram. Walby was also charged for refusing to provide a password during the investigations, ‘contrary to section 53, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), 2000’.

Sources: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/kent-man-sentenced-for-sharing-terrorist-material-online/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g6z59e222o and https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-v-leo-walby/
30 April 2025
Man charged after preparing an attack at London Israeli embassy
Abdullah Sabah Albadri was stopped after attempting to access the Israeli embassy in London with a bladed item. Allegedly, he was found with a martyrdom note in his pocket as well. He has been stopped before any harm could be made and has been charged with preparation of acts of terrorism and possession of an ‘offensive weapon’. He will remain in custody until 7 May 2025.

Sources: https://news.sky.com/story/man-charged-with-terror-offence-over-incident-at-israeli-embassy-13358605 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lzqpw7y4xo and https://www.poolre.co.uk/terrorism-threat-publications/june-monthly-terrorism-update/
11 April 2025
Terrorist convicted for planning to attack Birmingham Mosque whose cleric is openly against the Islamic State
Jason Savage, 35, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years’ custody after planning to attack a mosque in Birmingham. Savage converted to Islam in 2012 and since then developed a hatred for the preacher of his local mosque, who had been openly speaking against violence. For this reason, he plotted an attack by gathering intelligence on potential location and on homemade weapons. He also encouraged violence through his Facebook profile and downloaded an ISIS video on how to kill someone with a knife. Savage was consequently believed to be planning an ‘ISIS-inspired lone wolf attack’, but was taken into police custody before he made his final decision on the location of said attack due to escalating concerns about his behaviour.

Sources: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/birmingham-man-given-life-sentence-for-planning-a-terrorist-attack-in-the-city/ and https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/terrorism-conviction-man-who-plotted-attack-islamic-cleric and https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/R-v-Jason-Savage.pdf
10 April 2025
Woman who planned to move to Afghanistan with her children charged for terrorism offences
Farishta Jami, 36, was sentenced for life with a minimum of 17 years after being found guilty of preparation of terrorist acts. She had saved £1200 for a one-way plane ticket to fly to Afghanistan with her children, where her plan was to join ISIS. She has been proven to have researched how to disassemble and reassemble a weapon and was an active member on social media, sharing graphic and violent extremist material. Jami’s extensive propaganda activities are thought to be a way to prove her commitment to the cause to the group she intended to join, namely Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).

https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/stratford-woman-sentenced-to-life-for-terrorism-offences/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cql66q6r3qno and https://counterterrorbusiness.com/news/11042025/woman-sentenced-life-terrorism-offences
09 April 2025
Hakan Barac sentenced for online distribution of terrorist material and for claiming to be an IS member
Hakan Barac, 29, has been sentenced to 3 years and 9 months after pleading guilty to offences related to dissemination of terrorist material and supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation. Indeed, he expressed his support for the Islamic State and glorified Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Barac’s arrest is the result of a long investigation carried out by Counter Terrorism Police Wales.

Sources: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/newport-man-sentenced-for-sharing-terrorist-publications-and-supporting-a-terrorist-organisation/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy48v8n389ro
01 April 2025
Two men arrested in London for links with Hezbollah
Two men have been arrested by Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism unit for allegedly being members of Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist organisation. They have been released on bail until July 2025, while the investigation is undertaken. More information will be provided in due time.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvq706pvd9o and https://news.sky.com/story/two-men-arrested-in-london-over-alleged-hezbollah-links-13341065
21 March 2025
Student nurse Mohammad Farooq jailed for life
A student nurse who took a pressure cooker bomb to a hospital and planned a terrorist attack on an RAF base has been jailed for life – with a minimum of 37 years.

Mohammad Farooq, 29, of Hetton Road in Leeds, was arrested outside the maternity ward of St James’s Hospital in Leeds on 20 January 2023 after showing a member of the public a gun and saying that he ‘felt like killing everyone’.

When police arrived, Farooq, a former student nurse at the hospital, told officers he had a bomb, and a subsequent search of his bag revealed a pressure cooker with wires attached.

Bomb disposal experts attended and confirmed the home-made explosive was a viable device. A Gediz 9mm P.A.K. semi-automatic pistol, discovered to be an imitation, was also discovered nearby.

Farooq’s car was located at the hospital and items including a quantity of nails, a knife, five plastic tubs containing low explosive mixture and a floorplan of four hospital wards were found.

Following his arrest, key electronic devices revealed significant evidence of Farooq’s interest in the ideology of radical Islam and Jihad, as well as his activities, including those relating to the manufacture of the explosive device, and of his attack planning.

Source: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/updated-sentence-man-jailed-taking-bomb-hospital-and-planning-attack-raf-base
13 March 2025
French national charged with expressing support for Hamas
Sarah Cotte, a French national student at the School of African and Asian Studies (SOAS), University of London, has been charged by counter terrorism police with expressing support for Hamas, after making a speech soon after 7 October 2023 celebrating the terrorist attacks in Israel.

Sources: https://www.uklfi.com/university-student-charged-with-supporting-hamas and https://ca.news.yahoo.com/london-woman-denies-terror-offences-112416753.html
12 March 2025
Mohammad Zahir Khan arrested on suspicion of terror offences
On 12 March, Mohammad Zahir Khan was arrested on suspicion of terror offences after police raided a property in Birmingham. The 47-year-old was held after officers struck in Alum Rock following a pre-planned and intelligence-led operation.

Mr Khan was charged with six offences, including supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation, namely Hamas, between 20 January and 12 February this year, West Midlands Police said. He is also charged with failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order by failing to provide information relating to a telephone and use of social media accounts. He is also accused of failing to notify police of contact details as part of his licence conditions, on three occasions between 2 January and 12 March, and failing to notify police of a change of vehicle.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/terror-arrest-birmingham-police-swoop-31184010 and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w1leq3l41o
27 February 2025
Mohammed Mahfuz Ahmed convicted of terrorism
A 25-year-old man from Cleethorpes has been convicted of terrorism offences following a two-week trial. Mohammed Mahfuz Ahmed, of Crowhill Avenue, was found guilty of disseminating terrorist publications and encouraging terrorism at Sheffield Crown Court earlier.

He was arrested in April 2024 as part of an intelligence-led operation by Counter Terrorism Policing, with the support of Humberside Police.

The court heard the evidence gathered by officers from Ahmed’s home address revealed a “deep-seated extremist mindset” and included magazines and propaganda which promoted jihad.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyveenplgdyo
22 February 2025
Terrorist jailed for plotting London Stock Exchange bombing re-released
A terrorist jailed for plotting the London Stock Exchange bombing has been re-released from prison by the Parole Board in a snub to the Justice Secretary. Shah Rahman was one of four al-Qaeda-inspired extremists who pleaded guilty in 2012 to preparing for acts of terrorism.

Rahman was sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years on an extended licence. He was first released in 2017, however was imprisoned again in March 2022 for another eight months after police discovered a secret bank account, breaching the terms of his release. An initial review of his sentence in February 2023 confirmed that Rahman should stay in prison. However, a second review in January of this year by the Parole Board decided that he should no longer be imprisoned as it was “no longer necessary for the protection of the public”.

Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/terrorist-plotting-bombing-released-justice-secretary-snub
12 February 2025
Muhammad Billal charged with terrorism
Muhammad Billal (24/08/2006) of Westmoreland Street, Nelson has been charged with the following six offences: Two counts of preparation to commit terrorist acts, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006; Four counts of collection of information of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to section 58 (1)(c) of the Terrorism Act 2000.

These charges are in relation to an ongoing investigation being conducted by Counter Terrorism Policing North West.

Billal was arrested on 11 February 2025 at an address in Nelson by officers from CTPNW with support from Lancashire Constabulary and was subsequently charged.

Source: https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/february/man-charged-with-terrorism-offences/
31 January 2025
Mohammad Ahmad Malik appeared in court charged with terrorism offences
A man has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences after allegedly sharing extremist Islamist videos on social media. Mohammad Ahmad Malik, of Burnt Oak Terrace, Gillingham, Kent, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Mr Malik, 22, a pharmacy student at University College London, is charged with the dissemination of three terrorist videos last year. He was remanded in custody following his arrest on 14 January.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kmpl4kl4lo
31 January 2025
Shaan Farooq jailed for possessing and distributing terrorism material
A man has been jailed for possessing and distributing terrorism material which supported the group calling itself Islamic State (IS). Shaan Farooq, from Saltley in Birmingham, was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court in December of three counts of intentionally distributing terrorism material. The 19-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to possessing terrorism material from May to July 2022. Farooq was sentenced at the same court earlier to five years and six months, plus four years on extended licence. Farooq was arrested the following month at the same time as his friend Amir El-Harith, who was later jailed for terrorism offences.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzk894p9do
29 January 2025
Jordan Richardson sentenced to life imprisonment
Jordan Richardson, 21-year-old man from Howden near Goole, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 16 years for planning an act of terrorism. He was found guilty in November following a three-week trial at Leeds Crown Court. He was also found guilty of multiple offences of possessing and disseminating terrorist information.

Richardson was arrested in December 2024 by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, supported by Humberside Police, following an intelligence-led operation which discovered that he was preparing a terrorist attack.

When he was arrested, he was found to have handwritten notes in his backpack which detailed his attack plan, as well as ingredients and instructions on how to make mustard gas. Officers found weapons including a crossbow, crossbow bolts, and a combat-style knife at his home.

Richardson converted to Islam earlier in 2024, and very quickly became drawn to extremism. He searched online for instructions on how to make explosives, discussed possible targets which included a shopping centre, and researched how to travel to locations including Palestine, Syria and Iraq in furtherance of his extreme ideology.

He joined an Instagram group where he shared extreme terrorist content, including antisemitic and homophobic propaganda, beheading videos from the terrorist group ISIS, and Al-Qaeda bombmaking instructions. He told others online that he identified as a terrorist and wished to commit a terrorist attack himself.

Sources: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/howden-man-sentenced-for-planning-terrorist-attack/ and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjnknm18mvo
23 January 2025
Two teenagers arrested over separate offences under the Terrorism Act in Greenock
Two teenagers have been arrested over separate offences under the Terrorism Act in Greenock, Inverclyde. Police said a boy, 16, was arrested shortly after 09:00 at the Inverclyde Islamic Centre on Laird Street. A second 16-year-old boy was then arrested in the afternoon in the Greenock area in connection with a separate terrorism offence. He has been released without charge pending further inquiries.

Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7e9r51m1xo and https://www.thenational.scot/news/24879858.police-arrest-teen-outside-scottish-islamic-centre-terrorism-act/
22 January 2025
Brighton mosque trustee jailed after encouraging terrorism
Abubaker Deghayes was jailed in 2023 after inciting terrorism at his local mosque in Brighton. He was one of the trustees in charge of managing charity funds to advance Islam. However, after his arrest for encouraging terrorism, he was no longer a trustee of the charity. Afterwards, in January 2025, investigations found that there had been misconduct in the management of the funds and that the other trustees were aware of the risks posed by Deghayes to the charity. This led to the disqualification of the charity.

Sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-disqualifies-trustee-after-finding-brighton-mosque-poorly-managed and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-63146652
21 January 2025
15-year-old charged with terror offences
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with terror offences relating to extreme Islamist ideology. The teenager, from Southampton, is charged with three counts of having a document or record of information likely to be useful to a person preparing an act of terrorism. He is also accused of three counts of encouraging terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvg085d78o
21 January 2025
Abdiwahid Abdulkadir Mohamed sentenced for preparation of acts of terrorism and for possession of a 3D-gun handbook
Abdiwahid Abdulkadir Mohamed, 33, was sentenced to 7 years in prison after being charged in 2023 for preparation of acts of terrorism. He was accused of storing material and documents useful to prepare acts of terrorism, which included a handbook to manufacture 3D weapons. Upon digital forensic examinations, it was found that he was a member of several Telegram groups that held extreme Islamist views.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64548277 and https://counterterrorbusiness.com/news/23012025/man-sentenced-terrorism-offences-after-being-found-3d-printing-firearms-manuals and https://www.poolre.co.uk/terrorism-threat-publications/february-monthly-terrorism-update/

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