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Weekly Security Brief - July 14th

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Post by Sabre 15/7/2014, 14:13

Weekly Security Brief - July 14th Dilita16



Dilitas Weekly Security Brief

This email has been compiled from current, open source data supplied through contacts within Diplomatic Posts, law enforcement agencies and UK intelligence services.
 The information herein is to keep you informed of the current security situations within the UK and the rest of the world.

If you require more specific information on any other prevailing matters, please contact us at info@dilitas.com detailing what you require and we will respond to you.

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Christopher Cully
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The threat to the UK from International Terrorism is SUBSTANTIAL
The threat to Great Britain from Irish Republican Terrorism is MODERATE

Domestic:

Two British schoolgirls who ran away to Syria have been identified as star pupils who had 28 GCSEs between them. Twins Salma and Zahra Halane sneaked out of their home during the night while their family slept two weeks ago. The 16-year-old college students then boarded a flight to Turkey before crossing into Syria where they are feared to have joined their brother, believed to be fighting with Isis. The Muslim sisters called their family from Syria to inform them they were safe and well but had “no intention” of coming home to Britain. They are thought to have flown out to the war-torn state in response to the call to British Muslims to join 1,500 young British men already in Syria preparing to wage jihad.

A tribunal is to hear a legal challenge by civil liberty groups against the alleged use of mass surveillance programmes by UK intelligence services. Privacy International and Liberty are among those to challenge the legality of alleged "interception, collection and use of communications" by agencies. It follows revelations by the former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden about UK and US surveillance practices. The UK government says interception is subject to strict controls. The case - also brought by Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups - centres on the alleged use by UK intelligence and security agencies of a mass surveillance operation called Tempora. The UK government has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of the operation.

Details of £1.1bn worth of defence spending are to be unveiled by the prime minister later today. It is due to include cash for drones, UK special forces and intelligence gathering to tackle global terrorism. David Cameron is due to make the announcement at the Farnborough International Air Show. He is expected to say funds for "vital" Ministry of Defence programmes have been found as a result of austerity measures.

Northern Ireland and Eire:

Northern Ireland Chief Constable George Hamilton has praised the "responsible attitude" of those involved in the 12 July parades. He said the police's job was made "immensely easier" and that Saturday had "passed off largely successfully". More than 3,000 police officers were on duty across Northern Ireland. There were no incidents as the return leg of a feeder parade was stopped from passing a sectarian flashpoint in north Belfast.

Tony Blair faces being summoned before Parliament to explain the secret deals he made with Sinn Fein to assure IRA suspects “on the run” that they were not wanted by the police, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose. The former prime minister has been accused of dodging a Commons select committee investigating the affair. MPs on the committee are to consider issuing a formal parliamentary order compelling Mr Blair to attend a hearing to give evidence — a highly embarrassing prospect for the former Labour leader. Mr Blair has so far avoided giving evidence in person, citing a busy diary that includes his duties as a Middle East peace envoy as well as numerous business commitments. But his role in orchestrating the deal over so-called “comfort letters”, in which almost 200 IRA terrorism suspects were told they were not wanted by police, is coming under increasing scrutiny. A suspicious package found at a sorting office in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, was a viable letter bomb, police have said. Part of the depot on the Mallusk Road had to be evacuated on Friday night as Army bomb disposal officers dealt with the device. The security alert ended in the early hours of Saturday. The attack was described as "reckless" by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers.

International:

Israel has carried out overnight air strikes against Gaza's security headquarters and police stations, in the heaviest bombardment since operations began on 8 July. It also said its troops had carried out a brief raid against a rocket-launching site in the coastal territory. Israel added that Palestinian militants fired about 90 rockets from the Gaza Strip into its territory on Saturday. At least 159 Palestinians have died in the air strikes, Gaza officials say. They are said to include 17 members of one family who died in an Israeli missile strike on Saturday evening. Israel says it is targeting Hamas militants and facilities, including the homes of senior operatives. However, the United Nations has estimated that 77% of the people killed in Gaza have been civilians.

The UN Security Council called for a ceasefire and peace talks on Saturday. It is the first time since Israel's offensive began that they have issued a statement, with members previously divided on their response.
Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern parts of Gaza after Israel warned it was targeting the area in its campaign to stop the continuing rocket attacks from Gaza militants. The UN says 17,000 people have sought refuge in its facilities. On Sunday, Israeli forces raided a suspected rocket launch site in Gaza in their first reported ground incursion. At least 172 Palestinians have been killed since Israel's offensive began seven days ago, officials in Gaza say. The dead are said to include 18 members of one family who died in an Israeli missile strike on Saturday evening. A spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner, disputed the casualty figures, saying they were not objective. He told the BBC that Israel had aborted certain attacks for fear of killing civilians. Israel says it is targeting Hamas militants and "terror sites", including the homes of senior operatives.

Gunmen have stormed two buildings in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 29 people, officials say. At least 20 of those killed were said to be women. The attack took place late on Saturday in the neighbourhood of Zayouna in east Baghdad, police said. One officer said he "found bodies everywhere". The motive for the killings is not clear. No group has said it carried out the attack. Reports said the two buildings were suspected to be brothels. Writing left on the door of one of the buildings read: "This is the fate of any prostitution," AFP news agency reports. Locals in Zayouna have accused Shia militias of killing women thought to be prostitutes, Reuters news agency reported. The neighbourhood is a mixed district of Sunni and Shia Muslims.

At least seven people have been killed and 30 hurt in clashes between rival militias at Libya's airport near the capital, Tripoli, over the weekend, officials say. Rebels from the Zintan region who control the international airport have been attacked by a rival group trying to take over the area. Flights have been suspended amid reports of heavy shelling and gunfire. Libyan leaders have struggled to bring stability to the country since Muammar Gaddafi was removed from power in 2011.

At least four people died when a suburb of the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk was badly damaged by rockets. Apartment blocks were hit as the bombardment continued through the night in Marinka, west of the city. The pro-Russian separatist rebel leadership and the government blamed each other for the attack. On Friday, a rebel attack on a column of armour in Luhansk region killed at least 19 soldiers - one of the worst single losses suffered by the army. President Petro Poroshenko vowed to retaliate, saying: "For every soldier's life, the militants will pay with tens and hundreds of their own." The rebels, who declared independence in Donetsk and Luhansk in April, retreated towards the city of Donetsk last week after a government siege of their symbolic stronghold, Sloviansk. More than 1,000 civilians and combatants are believed to have died in the fighting since April.

France foiled an Islamist terrorist plot to target the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and even a nuclear power plant, it emerged last Wednesday, as the country unveiled new, tougher anti-terror rules. French police stumbled on the plans after decrypting coded messages between a 29-year-old Algerian butcher living in the Vaucluse, southern France, known only as Ali M, and one of the highest-ranking members in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM. According to Le Parisien newspaper, in April last year, the married father of two who went by the pseudonym Abu Jaji was asked by his AQIM contact, whose web alias was Redouane18, to make “suggestions concerning how to conduct jihad in the place you are currently”. Ali M suggested targeting nuclear power plants, “planes at the moment of take-off”, and a string of French landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum in Paris. Failing that, he suggested launching terror attacks on “the modest and poor French population” in markets or nightclubs, as well as police patrols.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a series of agreements on nuclear energy in Argentina. It came during his tour of Latin America aimed at increasing Russian influence in the region. The nuclear agreements will see the Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom get involved in the construction of units in Argentina's nuclear Atucha 3 power plant. Mr Putin will go to Brazil to attend the football World Cup final on Sunday. Russia will host the next tournament in 2018. After Sunday's match, Mr Putin will attend a summit of the Brics emerging economies - also including India, China and South Africa - in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza.

The al-Qaeda terrorist behind the massacre of six British gas workers is recruiting foreign Jihadi fighters returning from Syria to launch attacks on Western targets, defence and security sources have claimed. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the terrorist who masterminded the Algerian gas plant terror attack where 40 hostages, six of them British, were killed last year, has fled to Libya after surviving a counter-terrorist operation in which he was reported to have died. Now it has emerged that he is recruiting foreign fighters from Syria, raising fears of new terror plots against Britain and France. The development will worry security agencies in the UK who believe Belmokhtar is more than capable of another terror atrocity. Of greatest concern will be a possible link-up with terror groups in Syria which have attracted hundreds of British and other European fighters who could now use the Maghreb as a launch pad for terror attacks on Western targets.

European nations must strengthen their anti-terror laws to combat the threat of foreign fighters returning from Syria to launch attacks on the West, the US attorney general warned on the 9th July. Eric Holder, America's top law enforcement officer, warned that Syria has become "a cradle of violent extremism" where European and American jihadists were being trained in terror before returning to try to attack their home countries. Speaking as airports across the world heightened their security procedures, Mr Holder said Europe must step up and take aggressive steps to combatting terror. "The problem of fighters in Syria returning to any of our countries is a problem for all of our countries," he said. In a speech in Norway, Mr Holder said European countries must have laws that allow for prosecution of extremists who provide material support for terrorism and participate in the pipeline of jihadists going to and from Syria. He called on European governments to prosecute domestic extremists who support terror groups with money and weapons but also "intangible means of support" like training and expert advice. "I urge governments around the world to consider similar measures that criminalise the preparatory acts committed by those with terrorist plans," Mr Holder said. The warning is not believed to be aimed at Britain, which has some of Europe's toughest anti-terror laws, but at other EU countries where legislation is less strong.

Air travellers with smartphones or other electronic devices must be able to turn them on to take them aboard under new security measures, US authorities said early last week. US-bound travellers from Europe and the Middle East have faced tighter airport security in recent days over fears that militants linked to al-Qaeda are developing new explosives that could be slipped onto planes undetected. The checks focused on electronic items such as laptops and smartphones, amid fears that extremists such as al-Qaeda could use them as their latest tactic in a long campaign of attacks involving jets. “During the security examination, officers may also ask that owners power up some devices, including cellphones,” the US Transportation Security Administration said in a statement, noting that all electronic devices are screened by security officers.
 “Powerless devices will not be permitted on-board the aircraft. The traveller may also undergo additional screening.”

David Cameron's national security adviser is to fly to Tripoli to open negotiations for compensation for British victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism. Sir Kim Darroch is expected in the Libyan capital in an effort to secure money for the families of those who died or were maimed in IRA attacks that used plastic explosives supplied by Col Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. Pressure for the Government to secure a deal for victims has been growing ever since The Telegraph disclosed how a behind-the-scenes intervention by Tony Blair led to American victims of IRA terrorism receiving millions of pounds from Libya, while British victims received nothing. Sir Kim, Mr Cameron’s most senior security adviser, was appointed in the spring “to make progress” on the issue of compensation. Details of his visit are outlined in a letter sent by William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, to the MP Sir Richard Ottoway, Conservative chairman of the foreign affairs committee, which had been examining “legacy issues” from the Gaddafi era, including compensation to British victims.

Berlin officials will demand that the US commits publicly to end spying in Germany, reports The Guardian. Secretary of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet John Kerry in Vienna this weekend for talks about the Iranian nuclear programme. However, German diplomats say the espionage issue will be their top priority. "Everything is overshadowed by this," said one high-ranking German official. "This will be the lead item." Washington has suggested that Germany is feigning naivety on the issue. "Countries with sophisticated intelligence agencies like both the United States and Germany understand what intelligence activities and relationships entail," said Barack Obama’s spokesman Josh Earnest. The White House has also encouraged Germany to keep discussions on espionage private. But German officials feel that domestic anger is so strong that the public will not be satisfied by anything short of a public commitment from Washington. "Dialogue in private is fine, but there must be something in public; people are so outraged," said one official. The meeting will take place days after Germany ordered the CIA station chief to leave the country in the wake of fresh allegations of the US spying on Berlin. Announcing the expulsion, Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters: "Taking action was unavoidable, in my opinion. We need and expect a relationship based on trust." The German government believes the US has previously bugged the phone calls of chancellor Angela Merkel.

Key players in talks on Iran's nuclear programme have warned of big gaps between Iran and world powers, with only a week left to strike a deal. Arriving in Vienna for the talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry said "significant differences" remain - a view echoed by France and the UK. An Iranian envoy also said it was not clear if major gaps could be bridged. The talks seek to persuade Iran to limit its nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. Discussions yesterday have been inconclusive.

Significant Forthcoming Anniversaries:
16 July 2000 Two Aum Shinrikyo members sentenced to death for sarin gas attack in 1995
 17 July 2009 Near-simultaneous bombings of JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta kill nine and wound more than 50
 18 July 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center bombed, killing 85 and wounding hundreds; Hizballah responsible
 20 July 1997 Provisional IRA’s current ceasefire takes effect and continues to date.
 20 July 1982 Provisional IRA bombs at Hyde Park and at Regents Park kills 12 people.
 20 July 1990 Provisional IRA bomb attack on London Stock Exchange
20 July 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
21 July 2005 Attempted suicide bomb attacks on London’s transport system, an attack that almost mirrored the attacks two weeks earlier that killed 52 people. The four co-conspirators involved were each jailed in July 2007 to a minimum of 40 years behind bars.
 22 July 2011 Lone attacker, Norwegian national, Anders Brevik, sets of a VBIED at a government building in Oslo, then later, goes on shooting rampage in Utoya; more than 70 killed – mainly young students, and dozens wounded
 22 July 2005 Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by police officers as he is mistaken for a suspected suicide bomber at Stockwell underground station.
 24 July 2001 Tamil Tigers attack Bandaranaike international airport in Sri Lanka killing 18 and injuring 12, and destroying 24 aircraft.
 25 July 1995 Algerian Islamist terrorists blamed for a bomb that functioned at a Paris metro station (Saint-Michel) killing seven people.
 26 July 1996 Car bomb functions at the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, London.
28 July 2005 Largest ever mobilization of British police officers since World War Two when the Met Police Service, the British Transport Police and City of London Police deploy officers at rail stations and transport hubs within the capital.
 28 July 2005 Provisional IRA calls on all its ‘units’ to dump their weapons and made a formal announcement of the end of their campaign of violence.
 31 July 2002 Nine students, including five US citizens, killed and 85 wounded by bomb at Hebrew University, Israel. HAMAS responsible, later apologizes for American deaths.
 31 July 1959 Founding day of the Basque terrorist group, ETA.
August 1, 1990 Iraqi troops invaded and occupied Kuwait.
August 2, 2003 Iraq: Car bomb explodes in front of Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad, killing 19 and injuring 50.
 August 2, 2001 Real IRA - Vehicle borne IED functions at Ealing Broadway, London injuring several people.
 August 5, 2003 Car bomb explodes in front of Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 13 and injuring 149. The radical Jemaah Islamiya were blamed.
 August 6, 1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and on 9th, on Nagasaki.
August 6, 1991 Former Iranian Prime Minister Shapur Bakhtiar and his assistant are assassinated in Paris.
 August 7, 1998 Near simultaneous bomb attacks on the American Embassy buildings in African cities of Nairobi and Dar es Salaam kills 224 people (12 U.S. citizens) and injures more than 5,000.
 August 9, 1971 Beginning of Internment in Northern Ireland.
August 10, 2006 Police foil a plot to sabotage civilian airliners departing from Heathrow Airport on trans-Atlantic flights – Known as ‘Operation Overt’
 August 10, 1987 The Greek domestic terrorist group, November 17, attack a bus carrying U.S. airmen injuring 10.
 August 11, 1988 According to some ‘experts’, this is the date on which Osama bin Laden founded al-Qaeda.
 August 14, 1994 ‘Carlos the Jackal’ is arrested in Sudan and extradited to France where he is sentenced for terrorism offences in December 1997 to life in prison.
 August 14, 1969 First deployment of British troops in Northern Ireland (Londonderry).
 August 14, 1945 VJ Day - Japan surrenders ending WW2.
August 14, 1947 Pakistan Independence Day,
August 15, 1998 Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh, Northern Ireland kills 29 people.
 August 17, 1988 Sabotage suspected in an air crash that killed Pakistan leader, General Zia ul-Haq, and the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan.
 August 20, 1998 Afghanistan, Sudan: U.S. cruise missiles strike against terrorist locations in retaliation for African embassy bombings two weeks earlier.
 August 23, 1996 Osama bin Laden issues message entitled 'A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.
 August 24, 2004 Two Chechen female suicide bombers set off explosives on two Russian airliners. The subsequent crashes of the aircraft killed all 89 passengers on board the two planes.
 August 24, 1975 Turkish ambassador to France and driver killed in Paris; Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia [ASALA] responsible.

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