Joint Support Group

Joint Support Group
Active2007-
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeMilitary intelligence unit
RoleAgent handling
Clandestine human intelligence
Counterterrorism
Espionage
Military intelligence
Part ofIntelligence Corps
Motto(s)Piscatores Hominum[1]
EngagementsOperation Banner (The Troubles)
War on Terror
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan

The Joint Support Group (JSG) is a covert military intelligence unit of the British Army Intelligence Corps. It was established in 2007 as Operation Banner concluded and following the Stevens Inquiry into allegations of collusion between the former Force Research Unit and Protestant paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland.[2][3]

  1. ^ Rayment, Sean (18 May 2024). "The military's most secretive unit on recruitment drive for undercover operations". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ Rayment, Sean (4 February 2007). "Top secret army cell breaks terrorists". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ Sharp, Aaron (9 March 2014). "Secret army unit credited with saving THOUSANDS of civilian lives facing chop". Mirror. Retrieved 1 July 2017.