(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Between January 25 and February 7, ISIS claimed credit for 48 attacks, including an assault on Diori Hamani International Airport and a military air base in Niamey, Niger, on January 29, and the February 6 suicide bombing targeting Shiite Muslims at a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. ISIS, via an editorial in Al-Naba released on February 5, praised the Niamey airport attack, stating that it should serve as an example to others who have not joined the fight.
On February 4, CEP researchers located a 35-page guide from the pro-ISIS online group Al-Saqri Foundation, regarding the basic principles and handling of explosives, building a home explosives laboratory, and specifically calling for acts of terrorism. Mega.Nz removed the manual after CEP reported it, but a page on JustPaste.It advertising the manual and an Al-Saqri Telegram bot were both still online five days after they were reported.
On January 31, ISIS-K-linked Al-Azaim Media released issue 47 of its English-language magazine, Voice of Khorasan, which included an article on AI chatbots, articles condemning the Taliban, and a call for donations in the privacy-focused Monero cryptocurrency.
A Portuguese chapter of the white supremacist Active Club movement announced that one of their members, representing the club, would be participating in an upcoming February 20 tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. A Swiss Active Club chapter held a fundraiser on GoFundMe, which remained on the platform six days after CEP reported it. An Active Club propaganda outlet and a Dutch Active Club chapter released hype videos for recent competitions; one video received over 27,000 views on X after being online for approximately one week.
On Telegram, dozens of extreme right, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi propagandists promoted antisemitic tropes, rhetoric, and conspiracy theories in response to the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Also on Telegram, CEP researchers found advertisements on 42 extreme-right and antisemitic channels in January, an increase from October and November.
The neo-fascist group Patriot Front released claims related to their propaganda efforts and output in 2025. And finally, members of a white supremacist Telegram chat claimed that Patriot Front members had sought to take over the under-18 Youth Club movement.
Roundup of Claimed ISIS Attacks
Between January 25 and February 7, ISIS claimed credit for 48 attacks. 18 attacks occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 17 in Nigeria; four in Niger; two each in Mozambique, Pakistan, and the Philippines; and one each in Cameroon, Mali, and Somalia.
On February 1, Amaq released a video showing the January 29 attack on the Diori Hamani International Airport and Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger. Footage showed combat on the tarmac and damage and destruction of military aircraft, as well as small arms fire appearing to target civilian aircraft. An Amaq statement claimed that dozens of ISIS fighters had stormed the airport with little resistance and destroyed several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and military aircraft, vehicles, and facilities. In ISIS’s weekly newsletter Al-Naba, the group claimed that fighters on motorcycles had destroyed the air base facilities, seven military aircraft, and one civilian aircraft, in addition to barracks facilities and sensitive installations. The article also noted that several civilian aircraft were damaged by small arms fire and that ISIS fighters allegedly faced no resistance from Nigerien and Russian soldiers. A news report stated that three intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft were destroyed, along with a helicopter and a trainer/light attack aircraft.
On February 6, ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, that killed at least 31 people and injured 169 others. ISIS, in its Nashir and Amaq claims of responsibility, included statements noting that they would continue to target Shiite Muslims. Pro-ISIS propagandists on Telegram posted extensively about the attack, including updates throughout the day on the number of people killed or wounded, quotes from journalists, and condemnations from the Afghan Taliban, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, the United Nations Secretary General, and others.
Al-Naba Editorial Praises Naimey, Niger Airport Attack
The editorial in ISIS’s weekly newsletter Al-Naba issue 533 released on February 5 praised the January 29 attack on the Diori Hamani International Airport and attached military base in Niamey, Niger. The editorial noted that the attack occurred in Niger’s capital rather than an outlying village and targeted an international airport and a military airbase. The article praised ISIS’s Sahel Province, noting its resolve and steadfastness, and castigated Middle Easterners for not joining ISIS or committing attacks. The editorial concluded by calling for the reader to join ISIS or commit acts of terrorism.
ISIS Al-Naba editorial published February 5.
Pro-ISIS Group Releases Explosives Principles and Safety Manual and Calls for Terrorist Attacks
On February 4, the pro-ISIS online group Al-Saqri Foundation released a 35-page manual on the basic principles of explosives, the handling of explosives, creating a home laboratory, and laboratory and chemical safety. The manual specifically encouraged committing acts of terrorism against “apostates,” Jews, Christians, Shiites, and others. The authors noted that the manual's purpose was to enhance readers’ understanding of the use and safety of explosives, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful synthesis.
The manual included an explanation of how bombs work, noting differences between reaction types and between primary and secondary explosives; basic explanations of different categories of explosives; and safety issues related to the manufacture and use of explosive devices. The guide also included safety information on handling hazardous chemicals, guidance on establishing a permanent or temporary home explosives laboratory, and laboratory safety procedures.
The authors recommended contacting the Al-Saqri Foundation for additional advice or to address specific questions. Users in pro-ISIS online spaces do occasionally ask for assistance regarding explosives, such as a RocketChat user on January 22 who asked for help in synthesizing a primary explosive.
The guide was located on RocketChat and Element and was shared across both platforms. CEP researchers also located the guide on Mega.Nz, with the download link spread via JustPaste.It. Mega.Nz removed the guide approximately 10 minutes after CEP reported it. Five days after it was reported, the JustPaste.It page had not been removed. CEP also reported an Al-Saqri Foundation bot to Telegram on February 4. As of February 9, the bot was still online.
Cover of Al-Saqri Foundation guide. Screenshot taken on February 4.
Issue 47 of ISIS-K-Linked English Language Web Magazine Released
On January 31, ISIS-K-linked al-Azaim Media released issue 47 of its web magazine, Voice of Khorasan. The main article condemned militant groups that claimed to fight for religious purposes and called themselves mujahideen, but promote nationhood, specific ethnic groups, or ethnic or national separatism. The article declared that concepts of nationhood are apostasy and that these groups improperly use religious justifications and slogans.
Issue 47 also included an article on AI chatbots, building on the previous issue’s article, which discussed various AI platforms. The article provided guidance on using AI chatbots, noting that they can be useful for summarizing articles, creating educational campaigns, performing administrative tasks, providing coding support, translation, and serving as academic tutors. The author noted that users should exercise caution when using chatbots; that information from AI is not always 100% accurate; that users should not share personally identifying or other sensitive information; and that any inputs to AI chatbots could eventually be made public. In January, a member of a pro-ISIS chatroom on RocketChat had asked an AI platform for advice regarding the use of explosives and the quantity necessary to destroy “Trump Tower in the U.S.”
Additional articles condemned the Taliban and the Deobandi religious sect, stated that the Taliban violated religious tenets in sending marble to the Tomb of Imam Bukhari in Uzbekistan, exhortations to join ISIS and commit acts of violence, advice for ISIS fighters, and an article about the concept of the false messiah and the end times. An additional article included a story allegedly by an ISIS fighter during the Battle of Mosul, told from the point of view of a member of the ISIS media department, describing the importance of religious faith, and praising martyrdom and sacrifice.
Issue 47 included a new wallet address for donating the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. The address was very similar to, but still distinct from, the one shared in the previous issue and in pro-ISIS online spaces in June 2025. Issue 46 of Voice of Khorasan was released on June 13. The web magazine was previously published more regularly, either monthly or every two months. Pro-ISIS communications channels noted in May that a prominent member of the media department had been arrested, and on June 1, the government of Turkey announced that an alleged senior ISIS operative involved with propaganda and logistics, Ozgur Altun, was arrested after crossing into Pakistan from Afghanistan.
Section from Monero donation page. Screenshot taken on February 5.
Portuguese Active Club Chapter Announces Member Participation in Thai Competition
On February 3, an Active Club chapter from Lisbon, Portugal, announced that one of its members would compete on February 20 at Rajadamern Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Rajadamern Stadium is one of the city's two main Muay Thai stadiums, with a capacity of 3,500. A 21-round Muay Thai competition is scheduled for February 20.
On Telegram, the Lisbon Active Club chapter noted that their fighter was representing the club. Several other Active Club Telegram channels promoted the event, including a Swedish Active Club-affiliated channel and a chapter from Northern Ireland. The main French Active Club chapter previously claimed that one of their members had participated in a Muay Thai competition in Thailand on January 1, 2024.
Swiss Active Club Holds GoFundMe Fundraiser
A Swiss Active Club chapter held a fundraiser on the GoFundMe platform, seeking money to allegedly pay for expenses for two club members or allies who the Swiss police had detained after covering up anti-fascist graffiti with pro-fascist graffiti containing a white supremacist symbol. Almost a month after the fundraiser was created, it had reached 73% of its 400 Swiss franc goal, equivalent to approximately 515 U.S. dollars. The fundraiser included a photo of an individual wearing a t-shirt with a white supremacist symbol.
GoFundMe’s Terms of Service prohibit fundraisers used for “any activity in support of terrorism, extremism, hate, violence, harassment, bullying, discrimination, terrorist financing, extremist financing, or money laundering.” The platform’s terms also prohibit “User Content that reflects, incites or promotes bullying, harassment, discrimination, or intolerance of any kind relating to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disabilities or diseases.” CEP researchers reported the fundraiser to GoFundMe on February 3. As of February 9, it was still active.
Active Club Propaganda Group Posts Footage from Pennsylvania Event
On January 31, the Active Club propaganda group Media2Rise released an approximately 50-second hype video from the first annual Active Club Pennsylvania event. The video showed members of the Pennsylvania Active Club chapter, as well as the chapter representing New York, New Jersey, and parts of Pennsylvania, as well as Patriot Front, participating in several events, including mixed martial arts, jiu jitsu, boxing, and power lifting, with awards given at the end. A trailer for the event was released on January 10. The event was notably smaller than the annual Frontier combat sports and networking event, held annually by the Active Club movement in Southern California.
Dutch Active Club Chapter Advertises Recently Held Fight Night Event
On January 29, a Dutch Active Club chapter posted a clip of their second fight night event. The video included footage of a torchlit rally with chants of “revolution Europe youth” before showing combat sports bouts and Hitler salutes. The video was posted on Telegram, where it received over 15,000 views in a week, and on X by a white supremacist account verified with a blue checkmark, garnering over 27,000 views in a week. The same Dutch chapter released a video on August 10 from a similar event, which featured members from several European Active Club chapters.
Active Club propaganda video on X. Screenshot taken on February 5.
Extreme Right Propagandists Promote Antisemitism in Response to Department of Justice Epstein Files Release
The week of February 1 to 7, dozens of extreme right propagandists promoted antisemitic tropes, rhetoric, and conspiracy theories in response to the Department of Justice releasing a new round of files related to the child sex offender and serial rapist Jeffrey Epstein. Several Telegram-based propagandists made posts alleging that all Jews are responsible for pedophilia, or that Jews collectively were working to prevent the release of the Epstein files. A channel affiliated with an Active Club chapter claimed that “Epstein was part of a much larger Jewish satanic pedophile cult.” Some Telegram channels promoted violence, including a channel that has previously advocated for acts of terrorism, posting a video of previously released Atomwaffen Division propaganda footage and noting that violence was “the only way” to stop the “global satanist Jewish pedophile cult.”
Various neo-Nazi and white supremacist propagandists have previously noted that Epstein’s crimes presented an opportunity to push antisemitic themes. In January 2024, a Telegram channel affiliated with the Terrorgram Collective noted that it was essential to “remind everyone that Epstein and [Ghislaine] Maxwell” were alleged Israeli spies working against “Western governments.” In July 2025, a Telegram channel affiliated with a neo-Nazi accelerationist website noted that American fascists should focus their messaging on Epstein “being a Jewish pedophile.”
Advertisements Found on 42 Extreme Right and Antisemitic Telegram Channels in January
In January, CEP researchers found advertisements on 42 Telegram channels. 11 channels were linked to Active Club chapters or affiliated entities in Canada, Sweden, and several U.S. states or regions, including Texas, Southern California, Oregon, Wyoming, and a chapter for the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. Three accounts were connected to the neo-fascist group Patriot Front. Additional accounts belonged to a small New Jersey white supremacist group, a channel connected to a neo-Nazi accelerationist website, four different individual white supremacist podcasters or influencers, several antisemitic propaganda channels, including an Australian antisemitic and anti-Muslim channel, and multiple neo-Nazi propaganda channels.
CEP previously found 27 accounts with advertisements in November and 31 in October. Telegram allows channels with over 1,000 subscribers to include advertisements, with payments made in the Telegram Open Network (TON) cryptocurrency. Telegram channel administrators receive half of the revenue for ad placement.
Post from a neo-Nazi Canadian influencer with over 17,000 subscribers on Telegram. The screenshot contains a redacted antisemitic slur. Screenshot taken on January 13, 2026.
Patriot Front Releases Propaganda Claims for 2025
On January 28, Patriot Front released propaganda claims for 2025 on Telegram. The post noted several events, meetups, and a national conference, claiming that the neo-fascist group conducted 7,550 instances of propaganda placement, in addition to 136 banner drops, 82 instances of graffiti, 17 protests, as well as family events, charity distribution, training events, and other activities. Patriot Front claimed to have held propaganda or networking activities in 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
The post also claimed that the group increased its membership and activities nationwide in 2025, specifically noting its new social media reach. The group did not post recruitment statistics, nor did they post 2024 statistics for comparison.
Telegram Chat Alleges Patriot Front Failure to Takeover Youth Club Network
On February 3, a member of a white supremacist Telegram chat posted what they alleged were screenshots proving that Patriot Front had sought, and failed, to take over the under-18 white supremacist Youth Club movement. The post claimed that Patriot Front members sought to exclude at least two Youth Club chapters deemed to have negative optics while trying to insert Patriot Front representatives into Youth Club Telegram chats. The post noted that Patriot Front, an organization for men over the age of 18, was trying to prevent teenagers from making “edgy” posts and the promotion of conspicuous neo-Nazi content. An alleged Youth Club leadership post from January 31 accused Patriot Front leaders of launching a “coup” to seize control of the Youth Club network. The post further claimed that local Youth Club leaders refused to acquiesce, and that Patriot Front leaders obtained control of the main Youth Club Telegram channel and chat, which they subsequently deleted.
Multiple Youth Clubs are tied to the Active Club movement, and many Active Clubs maintain ties to Patriot Front networks. Youth Clubs have posted propaganda that contravenes Patriot Front guidelines, such as a January 10 video that contained audio from a notorious video released by the banned British neo-Nazi group National Action. Despite the alleged takeover attempt, Youth Club-affiliated Telegram channels have continued to post Patriot Front propaganda.
