Militant groups in the UK

Leader: Self-styled Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed Membership: Refused to reveal numbers

One of the largest Islamist parties in Britain. The organisation is banned from campuses of many British universities which it uses as a fertile recruiting ground.

Formed after a breakaway from Hizb ut-Tahrir, Al-Muhajiroun ("The Emigrants") has one purpose, establishing the Islamic state. Its members are regularly seen with loudhailers exhorting mainstream Muslims and non-believers to embrace their particular brand of fundamentalism, which calls for those practising homosexuality, adultery, fornication and bestiality to be stoned to death.

It now denies that it recruits for jihad but it boasted of this before September 11. Bakri Mohammed said of the al-Qaida attacks on the US embassies in Dar-as-Salaam and Nairobi: "We would not carry out terrorist activity ourselves, but we endorse the use of violence. Bin Laden is a hero to all Muslims." He adds: "I want Britain to become an Islamic state. I want to see the flag of Islam raised in 10 Downing Street."

Another hardline organisation, though with worldwide tentacles, this group is opposed to cooperation with any existing governments. Like other hardline groups, its main purpose is to re-establish the Caliphate, the period of unification following the death of Mohammed in 632. Most radical Islamist movements believe that this was the one true Muslim society. The organisation which once said "the only place to meet Jews is on the battlefield" recently issued a statement saying it is far less militant than it once was: "We wish to point out once again that Hizb ut-Tahrir has no relationship whatsoever with any violent, terrorist or sectarian organisation and nor does the party engage in violent or sectarian actions."

Associated closely with Finsbury Park mosque in north London, the Supporters of Sharia also wish to re-establish the Caliphate. Abu Hamza was named in a Yemeni court as the man who sent eight Britons there to carry out terrorist bombings on western targets. Egyptian-born Hamza lost both hands and an eye fighting in Afghanistan.

The SOS website says that "Muslims and non-Muslims are being oppressed throughout the world. SOS is one of the organisations struggling to remove this oppression created by man-made laws."

Abu Hamza and two other men were arrested in March 1999, held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, but released without charge. Last October he was forced to relinquish control of the Finsbury Park mosque after a legal fight and recently he was banned by the charities commission from speaking at the mosque.

Abu Qatada, a Muslim cleric, was sentenced to death in absentia in Jordan and is accused by the US, Spain, France and Algeria of being a key influence in the September 11 attacks. Videos of his speeches were found in the Hamburg flat of Mohamed Atta, the hijackers' ringleader. He is now in hiding following the introduction of the government's anti-terrorism laws.

Awaiting trial after allegations that he urged followers to kill Jews and non-believers. A preacher at two north-west London mosques, if convicted he faces a sentence of up to life imprisonment.

An Algerian described by intelligence sources as Osama bin Laden's main man in Britain, he is fighting extradition to the US to face charges that he plotted to bomb Los Angeles airport. A judge said Doha, who has lived in London since 1999, had been at the al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan and was trained in the use of explosives and assassination. He is also linked to bomb plots in Strasbourg and Paris.

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Regardless of the evidence placed in front of people, we seem woefully unprepared to deal with the true threat here in the USA. They are very skilfully using the freedoms available here to hide their true agenda. The only reason we haven't seen demands like sharia here in the US is that critical mass has not been reached even in areas with high muslim density.

The only reason we haven't seen demands like sharia here in the US is that critical mass has not been reached even in areas with high muslim density.

I think the Second Amendment has a lot to do with it, too.

Weasely cowards.

If we ever are on the receiving end of daily homicide bombers in the USA the way they are in Israel, the world is going to be shocked at what happens to our Trojan Horse Muslims, and without the government firing a shot.

Thanks for the ping. Is there anywhere on Earth that is safe? I was just sitting here thinking, where in the hell would I have to go to escape this invading hoarde? I think it might be time to move back to the USA where I can at least arm myself and family.

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