(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. In this week’s issue:

• ISIS Activity Roundup
• ISIS Al-Naba Editorial Addresses Personal Forgiveness
• Advertisements Located on 50 Neo-Nazi, White Supremacist, and Antisemitic Telegram Channels in July
• Active Clubs Praise Growth of Movement in France
• Swedish Active Club-Affiliated Entity Encourages Focusing on Anti-Immigration Riots Rather Than Culture War
• Texas Active Club Chapter Disbands
• Under-18 United Youth Club Propaganda Endorses Anti-Flock Camera Message
• Patriot Front Promotes Texas Disaster Relief Efforts
• Active Club Co-Founder Encourages Expansion of Private Gyms and Club-Affiliated Businesses

ISIS Activity Roundup

Between July 26 and August 1, ISIS claimed credit for 19 attacks. The terrorist group claimed responsibility for eight attacks in Nigeria, five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, three in Mozambique, and one each in Niger, Cameroon, and Afghanistan.

On July 29, ISIS claimed responsibility for killing a Taliban official and his guard near the city of Fayzabad, in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. In al-Naba issue 558 released on July 30, ISIS celebrated the attack, noting that the official was the head of the provincial office of information and culture. Media sources identified the deceased official as Zabihullah Amiri, noting that he was assassinated by gunmen on motorcycles while traveling to his office. 

Between July 26 and August 2, ISIS did not release a claim of responsibility for the July 25 attack on a Berlin LGBTQ+ parade, committed by an avowed ISIS supporter. There was no direct mention of the attack in issue 558 of ISIS’s weekly al-Naba newsletter.

ISIS Al-Naba Editorial Addresses Personal Forgiveness

The editorial in issue 558 of ISIS’s weekly al-Naba newsletter addressed the concept of seeking forgiveness in a religious context. The article noted that following the righteous path was a constant struggle to do good, and that atonement was possible when an individual has gone astray. The authors noted that people make mistakes and succumb to weakness. The editorial gave examples of atonement, including performing ablutions, prayer, observing Ramadan, fasting, praying in a Mosque, and serving others.

ISIS editorial in al-Naba 558. Screenshot taken on July 30.

Advertisements Located on 50 Neo-Nazi, White Supremacist, and Antisemitic Telegram Channels in July

In July 2026, CEP researchers located advertisements on 50 Telegram channels that promote neo-Nazism, white supremacism, or antisemitic propaganda. 14 channels were affiliated with the Active Club movement, including channels linked to clubs in Canada, Estonia, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and France. Ads were also found on channels for Active Clubs in the U.S. states of California, Michigan, and Arizona. Additional Active Club channels with ads included a clothing brand, two main propaganda channels, and a movement-affiliated entity in Sweden.

Ads were also located on the main Nordic Resistance Movement Telegram channel. The group was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) by the U.S. in 2024. The SDGT label blocks the group’s assets in the U.S. and halts U.S. persons or commercial entities from engaging in business with the group.

Additional advertisements were found on channels connected to the neo-fascist group Patriot Front, the British group Patriotic Alternative, the White Lives Matter movement, and channels that posted neo-Nazi and extreme antisemitic and anti-Muslim propaganda, meme channels, several white supremacist news channels, and three channels associated with the white power music scene.

Telegram allows channels with over 1,000 subscribers to include advertisements, with payments made in the company’s TON (Telegram Open Network) cryptocurrency. Telegram channel administrators receive half of the ad placement revenue. CEP located advertisements on 47 channels in June, 40 channels in May, 43 in April, 45 in March, and 49 in February.

Advertisement on a Telegram channel affiliated with the Nordic Resistance Movement, which is a U.S. listed Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity. Screenshot taken on July 30.

Active Clubs Praise Growth of Movement in France

In a July 28 post shared on Telegram and Substack, multiple Active Club chapters celebrated the movement's growth in France. The post noted that France had the largest number of chapters, with 35, followed by the U.S. with 33, and Germany with 20. The post additionally noted the nine clubs in the United Kingdom, seven in Sweden, and three in the Netherlands. It also noted clubs in Serbia, Denmark, Estonia, Bulgaria, Brazil, and Poland. A commenter on Substack noted that Finland had nine separate clubs. 

The main French Active Club Telegram channel is one of the largest movement-affiliated accounts, with almost 11,000 subscribers, compared to approximately 5,400 and 3,280 for two main Active Club accounts, and 15,000 subscribers for a propaganda account tied to the network. Other channels, such as the main Germany account and a Southern California chapter, have over 5,100 and 3,330 followers, respectively.

Swedish Active Club-Affiliated Entity Encourages Focusing on Anti-Immigration Riots Rather Than Culture War

On July 27, a Telegram post from a Swedish Active Club-affiliated channel criticized the white supremacist movement’s fixation on pop culture and culture war issues, lamenting that it was easier to focus on these topics than to “support white riots.” The post noted that there were too many podcasters and influencers in the movement and acknowledged that many individuals want to gain followers on Instagram or TikTok. The author noted that too many in their sphere were focused on the newly released movie Citizen Vigilante and the presence of people of color and LGBTQ+ actors in the recent film The Odyssey, rather than promoting the “heroic outburst of white wrath in the British Isles” targeting immigrants and Muslims. The post stated that it was impossible to build a countercultural movement based on complaining online and pop culture consumption.

Texas Active Club Chapter Disbands

On July 28, a Texas chapter of the Active Club movement, Alamo Active Club, announced that it was disbanding, allegedly because growth led to the formation of internal groups. The post, on Telegram and X, noted that former members would begin new projects. A larger Texas Active Club chapter remains: the Dallas-area Lone Star Active Club.

According to posts from October 2025, Alamo Active Club was opposed to the group Patriot Front and its involvement with the Active Club scene. This would have put the club at odds with other segments of the Active Club movement. Alamo Active Club was also more outspoken in its support of training with firearms and condemnation of other white supremacist groups as ineffective.

Disbanding does not mean that group members leave the movement. In April 2025, an Ohio Active Club chapter rebranded to conduct propaganda and outreach efforts outside the Active Club model.

Under-18 United Youth Club Propaganda Endorses Anti-Flock Camera Message

On July 28, a California chapter of the under-18 white supremacist United Youth Club movement released a video featuring the group sharing recruitment flyers that condemn the use of Flock automatic license plate recognition cameras. Accompanying text on Telegram claimed that the posters were distributed in Sacramento, California. Other posters in the video include the use of a Nazi death’s head symbol and an anti-Latino and anti-immigrant message. The use of anti-Flock messaging is likely genuine opposition to what is perceived as a national surveillance network, as well as an attempt to appropriate the messaging of the growing anti-surveillance movement.

United Youth Club propaganda shared by chapters in Texas, Florida, Kansas, Alabama, Alaska, and others has also used an anti-data center narrative, alongside the nationwide white supremacist, antisemitic, anti-Muslim, anti-Latino, and anti-immigrant messaging from the movement.

“Anti-Flock Action” poster in under-18 United Youth Club video, posted on Telegram on July 28.

Patriot Front Promotes Texas Disaster Relief Efforts

On July 25, the neo-fascist group Patriot Front released a video promoting the group’s disaster relief efforts in Kerr County, Texas, following the flooding of the Guadalupe River. Footage includes the group’s leader Thomas Rousseau detailing the group’s activities and claiming they were “coordinating with local officials” and involved in removing flood-affected walls and floors from private homes and clearing roads. Rousseau praised Patriot Front’s efforts, portrayed the effort as part of a national service pledge, and claimed that the local community had welcomed them.

In a July 5 video of a Washington, D.C. Independence Day speech, Rousseau condemned non-white immigrants as “unassimilable” and “invaders” and assailed so-called enemies of white America, including Jews, Latinos, African Americans, and LGBTQ+ people.

Patriot Front and similar groups have a history of participating in disaster relief efforts to improve their public image, recruit, and promote the idea of a parallel society.

Active Club Co-Founder Encourages Expansion of Private Gyms and Club-Affiliated Businesses

In a podcast released on Substack on July 28, Active Club movement co-founder Robert Rundo promoted building a parallel society. Rundo stated that small private gyms, paid for with membership dues, and businesses to employ movement members, such as moving companies and auto detailing, were the next stage of Active Club expansion. He noted that once the first business got off the ground, a second business, such as a larger gym open to the public, bar, or barbershop, could follow and become a hangout spot. Eventually, Rundo noted, the movement should seek to buy property.

Rundo also encouraged movement members to live together and pool their resources. He noted that towns outside of cities offered opportunities for a small united group to open a business and play an outsized role in local politics. Rundo noted that his inspiration for gyms and hangouts came from neo-fascist movements in Europe, including CasaPound in Italy.