Hofstad Network

The name "Hofstad" refers to the Dutch town The Hague . The network is said to have links to networks in Spain and Belgium . The Syrian Redouan al-I. is the suspected spiritual leader of the group. Among the known members of the group are Mohammed Bouyeri , the suspect of murdering Dutch film director Theo van Gogh , and Samir A. , suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the Dutch parliament , Schiphol Airport , the Dutch main airport, and a nuclear reactor . The group is influenced by the ideology of Takfir wal-Hijra . They also wanted to kill Dutch members of parliament Geert Wilders and Ayaan Hirsi Ali , as well as mayor Job Cohen and vice-mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb of Amsterdam.

The Hofstad Network (in Dutch: Hofstadgroep ) is an alleged Islamist organization of mostly young Dutch Muslims of mainly North African ancestry. The name "Hofstad" was originally the codename the Dutch secret service AIVD used for a set of individuals and leaked to the media. The name likely refers to the nickname of the city of The Hague (Hofstad literally means "court city" as The Hague is the seat of the Dutch Royal Court ), where some of the members live, though the AIVD denies this. The network is said to have links to networks in Spain and Belgium . Among their contacts is Abdeladim Akoudad , also known as Naoufel , one of the suspects of the Casablanca Attacks . The group is influenced by the ideology of Takfir wal-Hijra . Redouan al-Issar , also known as "The Syrian" is the suspected spiritual leader of the group. Most media attention is attracted by Mohammed Bouyeri , sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Dutch film director Theo van Gogh and by Samir Azzouz , suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the Dutch parliament and several strategic targets such as the national airport and a nuclear reactor . The group is also suspected of planning to kill several members of government and parliament.

Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e The Hofstad Network ( Dutch : Hofstadnetwerk or Hofstadgroep , or ) is labeled by Interpol as a terrorist organization of mostly young Dutch of mainly North African ancestry. The name "Hofstad" was originally the codename the Dutch secret service AIVD used for the network and leaked to the media. The name likely refers to the nickname of the city of The Hague , where some of the terrorists live. The network is said to have links to networks in Spain and Belgium . Among their contacts is Abdeladim Akoudad , also known as Naoufel , one of the suspects of the Casablanca Attacks . The group is influenced by the ideology of Takfir wal-Hijra . Redouan al-Issar , also known as "The Syrian" is the suspected spiritual leader of the group. Most media attention is attracted by Mohammed Bouyeri , sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Dutch film director Theo van Gogh and by Samir Azzouz , suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the Dutch parliament and several strategic targets such as the national airport and a nuclear reactor . The group is also suspected of planning to kill several members of government and parliament.

The terror group was composed mainly of young men between the ages of 18 and 32. The name "Hofstad" was originally the codename the Dutch secret service AIVD used for the network and leaked to the media. The name likely refers to the nickname of the city of The Hague , where some of the suspected terrorists lived. The network was active throughout the 2000s. The group was made up of Dutch men, including Dutch Christians who converted to Islam, Muslim immigrants living in the Netherlands, and second and third generation immigrants to the Netherlands. In this particular instance, it was shown that the majority of these immigrants came from Morocco. The network was said to have links to networks in Spain and Belgium . Among their contacts was Abdeladim Akoudad , also known as Naoufel , one of the suspects of the 2003 Casablanca bombings . The group was influenced by the ideology of Takfir wal-Hijra , a militant offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood . Redouan al-Issar , also known as "The Syrian", was the suspected spiritual leader of the group. Most media attention was attracted by Mohammed Bouyeri , sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Dutch film director Theo van Gogh in 2004 and by Samir Azzouz , suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the Dutch parliament and several strategic targets such as the national airport and a nuclear reactor . The group was also suspected of planning to kill several members of government and parliament. Perspectives on Terrorism . 8 (4).

Defunct Islamic terrorist group in the Netherlands Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e The Hofstad Network ( Dutch : Hofstadnetwerk or Hofstadgroep ) was an Islamic terror group composed mostly of Dutch citizens, and mainly young men between the ages of 18 and 32. The name "Hofstad" was originally the codename the Dutch secret service AIVD used for the network and leaked to the media. The name likely refers to the nickname of the city of The Hague , where some of the suspected terrorists lived. The network was active throughout the 2000s. The group was made up of Muslim immigrants living in the Netherlands, second and third generation immigrants to the Netherlands, and Dutch converts. The majority of these immigrants came from Morocco. The network was said to have links to networks in Spain and Belgium . Among their contacts was Abdeladim Akoudad , also known as Naoufel , one of the suspects of the 2003 Casablanca bombings . The group was influenced by the ideology of Takfir wal-Hijra , a militant offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood . Redouan al-Issar , also known as "The Syrian", was the suspected spiritual leader of the group. Most media attention was attracted by Mohammed Bouyeri , sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering film director Theo van Gogh in 2004 and by Samir Azzouz , suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the Dutch parliament and several strategic targets such as the national airport and a nuclear reactor . The group was also suspected of planning to kill several members of government and parliament. Perspectives on Terrorism . 8 (4): 65– 81.