who are the british jihadists?
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The nickname refers to John Lennon of the Beatles; the three other group members were each given the first name of one of the other Beatles. The nicknames "Jihadi John", "Jailer John" and "John the Beatle" were created by journalists.
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In 2017, British intelligence MI5 said that Northern Ireland is the most concentrated area of terrorist activity "probably anywhere in Europe", with weekly threats from dissident Irish republicans. Europol report all deaths from terrorist activity in 2018 were caused by jihadist terrorism.
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National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ; Arabic: جماعة التوحيد الوطنية‎; Jamā'at at-Tawḥīd al-Waṭanīyah, "National Monotheism Organisation") was a Sri Lankan jihadist group implicated in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. It is believed to have ties to the Islamic State (ISIL).
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Transnational organized crime groups and terrorist movements are obviously non-state actors. They wield a considerable amount of power and influence international relations.
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['Are terrorist groups in my area?', 'Do they attack Americans?', 'Are they violent?', 'How active are they?', 'How sophisticated are they?', 'Do they have local popular support?', 'What is their method of operation?', 'What are their tactics?']
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The man, identified as Ilyas on social media, has since been widely praised by Muslims across the world. Pakistani media outlet Dawn later identified the man as Qusay Rashed, a Palestinian national living in Norway. "Ladies and Gentleman presenting you 'The defender of Quran'," wrote one Twitter user.
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The Jaish-e-Mohammed is an Islamic extremist group based in Pakistan that was formed by Masood Azhar upon his release from prison in India in early 2000. The group's aim is to unite Kashmir with Pakistan. It is politically aligned with the radical political party, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazlur Rehman faction (JUI-F).
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Who were the attackers? Nine people are suspected of carrying out the attacks. Two of the bombers are said to have been the sons of spice trader Mohammad Yusuf Ibrahim, one of Sri Lanka's richest men. Mr Ibrahim was detained and questioned after the attacks.
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['Jonathan Agnew ("Aggers") (1991–)', 'Simon Mann (1996–)', 'Alison Mitchell (2007–)', 'Charles Dagnall ("Daggers") (2012–)', 'Daniel Norcross (2016–)', 'Kevin Howells (2018–)', 'Isa Guha (2018–)', 'Henry Moeran (2019-)']
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Exposure to one-sided points of view all contribute to the process of radicalisation. Those young people involved with criminal groups, or who have found it difficult to reintegrate after being in prison or a young offender institution, may also be at risk.
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The attack resulted in the deaths of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and the attacker. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The attacker was Adil Ahmad Dar, a local from Pulwama district, and a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed.
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According to Diaa Rashwan, this was "apparently as a result of the merger of the overseas branch of Egypt's al-Jihad, which was led by Ayman al-Zawahiri, with the groups Bin Laden brought under his control after his return to Afghanistan in the mid-1990s."
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One of Khan's associates, jailed alongside him in 2012, was Mohibur Rahman. He attended a deradicalisation course while in jail - but he also met other extremists inside. He was subsequently released and then jailed for life for his part in an embryonic plan to carry out a vehicle and knife attack in Birmingham.
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According to the Syrian Arab Army, by September 2014 a total of 54,000 foreign jihadists had come to fight, with the largest groups being Chechens from Russia (14,000), Saudi Arabians (12,000), Lebanese (9,000), Iraqis, and Tunisians.
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In 2017, the EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove stated in an interview that there were more than 50,000 radicals and jihadists in Europe. In 2016, French authorities stated that 15,000 of the 20,000 individuals on the list of security threats belong to Islamist movements.
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The Khorasan group, sometimes known simply as Khorasan, is an alleged group of senior al-Qaeda members operating in Syria. The group is reported to consist of a small number of fighters who are all on terrorist watchlists, and coordinates with al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's official affiliate in Syria.
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The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government.