(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 Newsletter Praises Slain Leader in Nigeria, States Fighting More Important Than Hajj Pilgrimage

• Pro-ISIS Poster Calls for Donating Money

• Roundup of Claimed ISIS Attacks

• Telegram Advertisements Found on Channels that Support Specially Designated Global Terrorists

• Members of U.S. Based White Supremacist Youth Club Claim to Have Participated in a London Anti-Immigrant March

• Australian and United Kingdom Active Club Associates Post Advice for Spreading Propaganda on Substack
   

ISIS Newsletter Praises Slain Leader in Nigeria, States Fighting More Important Than Hajj Pilgrimage

In al-Naba issue 549, released on May 28, ISIS praised Abu-Bilal al-Minuki (a.k.a. Abu Bakr al-Mainuki), a senior commander, who was killed in a joint U.S. and Nigerian government military operation on May 15. Al-Minuki was allegedly the group’s second in command and managed ISIS’s West Africa and Sahel provinces. The editorial, which did not mention Al-Minuki by name, honored him for battling to the end, and claimed that both fighters and members of the group’s media wing fought U.S. and Nigerian troops. ISIS further affirmed that the world was split between believers and unbelievers, and stated that faith and fighting were the two most important characteristics of those who followed the true religious path.

An infographic in the same issue stated that combat was more important than the Hajj pilgrimage, claiming that the former defended the latter. The infographic noted that fighting and supporting those who fight should take priority.

Image from ISIS editorial in al-Naba issue 549. Screenshot taken on May 28.

Pro-ISIS Poster Calls for Donating Money

A pro-ISIS poster distributed on the RocketChat platform on May 28 called for the group’s supporters to donate money. The poster noted that contributing funds was not only essential but also the counterpart of physical fighting. The text noted that Osama bin Laden, who was born into wealth, supported the efforts of militants fighting the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. The poster noted that donated funds could “reach the treasury of the Islamic State, where it will be used to equip an operation that brings joy to the mujahideen.”

Image from a pro-ISIS poster located on RocketChat on May 28. Screenshot taken on May 28.

Roundup of Claimed ISIS Attacks

Between May 10 and 30, ISIS claimed credit for 63 attacks. ISIS claimed 20 attacks between May 10 and 16. Six attacks occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, five in Mozambique, three in Nigeria, three in Syria, two in Somalia, and one in Pakistan. Between May 17 and 23, ISIS claimed responsibility for 28 attacks. As with the previous week, the largest number of attacks, 16, were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; four attacks also occurred in Mozambique, four in Pakistan, three in Somalia, and one in Niger. During the week of May 24 to May 30, ISIS claimed responsibility for 15 attacks, with 10 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, three in Mozambique, and one each in the Central African Republic and Somalia.
 

Telegram Advertisements Found on Channels that Support Specially Designated Global Terrorists

CEP researchers located advertisements on 40 extreme right, white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and antisemitic Telegram channels in May. 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.

Nine channels were connected to the Active Club movement, the same number as in April. The channels were linked to the movement’s chapters in Poland, Canada, Sweden, France, and the Netherlands, as well as chapters in the U.S. states of Michigan, Arizona, and Texas. Additional ads were found on channels linked to the Nordic Resistance Movement, the main channel for the White Lives Matter movement, Patriot Front, and Patriotic Alternative in the United Kingdom.

For the first time, CEP researchers located ads on a specific channel with over 1,500 followers that shares neo-Nazi accelerationist propaganda, including content glorifying white supremacist mass shooters. Members of an associated chat, including chat administrators, have posted violent footage from several white supremacist terrorist attacks, including the March 2019 Christchurch attack and the May 2022 Buffalo attack, as well as content from the Terrorgram Collective.

The U.S. government has declared both the Nordic Resistance Movement and the Terrorgram Collective as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). The label blocks SDGT assets in the U.S. and stops U.S. persons or commercial entities from engaging in business with them.

Ads were additionally found on channels belonging to white supremacist influencers and news sites, and channels that promote antisemitism and Holocaust denial. CEP continued to find ads on a neo-Nazi operations security channel and a channel that advertises white supremacist music events, including gatherings connected to groups such as the Hammerskins and Blood and Honour.

Additional channels were connected to white supremacist influencers, news sites, meme channels, and channels that promote antisemitism and Holocaust denial.

CEP located advertisements on 43 channels in April and 45 in March, after previously finding 49 in February.

Terrorgram Collective content previously shared by a member of a chat connected to a channel that has Telegram advertisements enabled. Screenshot taken on May 6.
 

Members of U.S. Based White Supremacist Youth Club Claim to Have Participated in a London Anti-Immigrant March

On May 24, a Telegram channel connected to a white supremacist Youth Club chapter for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York announced that an undisclosed number of members participated in the May 16 anti-immigrant “Unite the Kingdom” rally held in London. The channel posted three photos showing two individuals with their identities obscured, along with text calling for “Anglo-Saxon Unity.” The British government banned the entry of 11 foreign citizens into the country before the rally. 

On April 7, a member of a U.S. Youth Club met a British counterpart in Scotland, marking the first in-person gathering between the two. The first UK branch of the Youth Club movement was declared in October 2025. It claims not to be directly linked with U.S. chapters.

Youth Clubs, which declared themselves a “pipeline” into the Active Club movement, are combat sports clubs for male teens between the ages of 15 and 18 that promote white supremacism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim, and anti-immigrant ideology.

There are allegedly 21 Youth Club chapters in the U.S., covering all 50 states, as well as clubs in Canada, Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Estonia, Finland, the Netherlands, Croatia, France, Poland, and Cyprus.
 

Australian and United Kingdom Active Club Associates Post Advice for Spreading Propaganda on Substack

In a Substack post on May 25, associates of the Active Club movement in Australia and a UK counterpart uploaded advice for spreading propaganda. The post contained a guide for creating posters, affixing them to surfaces, printing leaflets and stickers, conducting banner drops over highways, and spreading graffiti. The Substack entry noted that in-person events, including protests, flash mobs, and building occupations, were also options, but cautioned that they posed serious operational security risks. The post noted that in-person events could prompt group members to invoke “grounds for self-defense” if challenged. The authors stated the value of actions that would foment “tension and instability” and increase local divisions, such as heightening racial tensions.

Active Club chapters have increasingly created Substack accounts. In addition to the main account, there are Substack accounts for two regional chapters in the U.S. and one in Switzerland, with the latter making its initial post on May 22.