(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 Offers Message of Support for Fighters in Africa, Especially Nigeria
• Roundup of Claimed ISIS Attacks
• Pro-ISIS English Language Propaganda Group Celebrates Attacks in the West
• Pro-ISIS Propaganda Group Tells Supporters Not to Travel to Nigeria
• White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Propagandists and Groups Condemn Killing of Henry Nowak; Active Club Channel Advocates for Violence
• Extreme Right and White Supremacist Groups Release Propaganda Condemning Pride Month
• CEP Locates Almost 50 Active Club and Youth Club Affiliated Accounts on Instagram
• Neo-Fascist Accelerationist Forum Releases New Edition of Neo-Nazi Book

ISIS Newsletter Offers Message of Support for Fighters in Africa, Especially Nigeria

ISIS, via the editorial in the group’s al-Naba newsletter, released on June 4, issued a message of support for the group’s fighters in Africa. The section noted that ISIS has long supported the implementation of religious law in Africa and has moved beyond encouragement via propaganda to battlefield support. The editorial specifically noted ISIS’s self-proclaimed provinces in West Africa, Congo, and Mozambique. It stated that the group’s fighters in Nigeria should not be disheartened despite the recent loss of leaders and should continue their struggle. ISIS condemned the global community for ignoring the plight of Muslims in Africa, and accused Western entities of hypocrisy for denouncing the killing of Christians there by ISIS, but ignoring when Christians have killed Muslims.

Editorial in al-Naba issue 550 released on June 4. Screenshot taken on June 4.
 

Roundup of Claimed ISIS Attacks

Between May 31 and June 6, ISIS claimed credit for 29 attacks. The terrorist group claimed to have committed 14 attacks in Nigeria, seven in Mozambique, five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and one each in Pakistan, Mali, and Cameroon.

ISIS also released five Amaq photo sets that showed ISIS fighters celebrating Eid al-Adha in the group’s self-proclaimed provinces of West Africa, Central Africa, Sahel, and Mozambique.

Pro-ISIS English Language Propaganda Group Celebrates Attacks in the West

On June 3, the pro-ISIS English language propaganda group Halummu released an online poster on Matrix and RocketChat celebrating attacks in the West. The image contained a quote from ISIS spokesperson Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari’s February 21, 2026, speech, rejoicing over attacks committed in Western countries and noting that acts of terrorism not only spread fear but also caused “massive financial losses” in Europe due to the costs of protecting holiday events. The poster encouraged attacks on both Christian and Jewish sites. Halummu is part of the pro-ISIS translation network Fursan al-Tarjuma.

Pro-ISIS Halummu poster located on Matrix and RocketChat on June 3. Screenshot taken on June 4.

Pro-ISIS Propaganda Group Tells Supporters Not to Travel to Nigeria

In a post on RocketChat on June 4, the pro-ISIS group al-Buhaira Media warned that due to joint U.S.-Nigerian military operations, no one should travel to the region to fight. The post noted that the pro-ISIS group’s point person for immigration had either been killed or died, and that the group could no longer offer advice except for stating that “all roads are closed now.” Al-Buhaira Media posts in both English and Hausa. In November 2025, the group requested Bitcoin donations.

White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Propagandists and Groups Condemn Killing of Henry Nowak; Active Club Channel Advocates for Violence

Approximately three dozen white supremacist and neo-Nazi Telegram channels and associated social media accounts connected to propagandists and groups condemned the killing of Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white student who was stabbed to death by Vickrum Digwa, a Sikh man, on December 3, 2025, in Southampton, England. Digwa, who falsely claimed to responding police officers that Nowak had assaulted him in a racially motivated attack, was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years in prison, with the possibility of a life sentence, on June 1. Police officers at the scene had briefly detained and handcuffed Nowak before recognizing the severity of his wounds, from which he died. On Tuesday, June 2, 11 police officers were injured during protests in Southampton near the Diwa family’s street that included attacks on police officers. 

Channels condemned Nowak’s killing, posted video from the attack, shared anti-immigrant and anti-Sikh messages, and encouraged joining white supremacist groups. On X, the British neo-Nazi group White Vanguard called both the attacker and the government of the United Kingdom “anti-white” and shared anti-immigrant messages. A video posted by the group on May 31 received over 115,000 views by June 4. In posts on X and Telegram, an account linked to the main English Active Club chapter encouraged people to join the group.

Multiple Active Club chapters, including those in Scotland, the U.S., Poland, Germany, Belgium, and Norway, posted messages on Telegram. A recently created channel connected to a Scottish chapter posted a photo of Nowak’s handcuffed hand and “Millions [of immigrants] must go.” A channel connected to the Belgian club noted that the murder was an “example of how quickly a situation can spiral out of control,” concluding with the phrase “white man, fight back!” On June 3, Active Club Norway posted a recruitment video that presented the movement as the only defense against attack.

Additional channels made comments supporting violence, including the main Polish Active Club channel, which posted an image of a man with a pistol and the slogan “there is no political solution” on June 2, stating that it was “time to start the RaHoWa [racial holy war].” A neo-Nazi Telegram channel whose administrator claims to work in private security in the U.S. wrote that the police officers at the scene should be executed as punishment for Nowak’s death.

Extreme Right and White Supremacist Groups Release Propaganda Condemning Pride Month

From June 1 to 6, CEP researchers located messages on approximately one dozen extreme right or white supremacist Telegram channels condemning LGBTQ+ Pride Month. On June 1, a member of a chat connected to a neo-Nazi Telegram channel that shares information on 3D printed firearms posted a photo encouraging violence against LGBTQ+ people. 

Messages from Telegram channels affiliated with Active Clubs included anti-LGBTQ+ messages from chapters in Texas and Arkansas, as well as Norway and Poland. A channel affiliated with an under-18 Youth Club in Illinois posted a photo of a bisexual pride flag that a group member allegedly stole.

A media group whose founder served time in prison for breaching the Capitol on January 6, 2021, posted several anti-LGBTQ+ messages,  specifically claiming that Jews were responsible for the existence of LGBTQ+ identities, and an AI-generated video of a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter beating a transgender woman that was originally posted on X by the MMA fighter himself. Channels affiliated with the Proud Boys shared a message first posted in June 2025 that contained an anti-gay message and declared that June was the month for “pride of the West.”

On June 2, a white supremacist propaganda group requested ideas for anti-LGBTQ+ stickers from its almost 200 members.

CEP Locates Almost 50 Active Club and Youth Club Affiliated Accounts on Instagram

On June 3, CEP researchers identified 47 accounts on Meta-owned Instagram affiliated with either Active Clubs or under-18 Youth Clubs. 20 Active Club Instagram pages included four U.S. chapters, six in France, two in Colombia, two in Portugal, one in Canada, one main account, and one each for Spain, Argentina, Germany, and Serbia. The Active Club accounts had an average of 1,145 followers, ranging from 58 to over 14,000. 16 accounts were created or made their first post in 2026, including 11 accounts that became active between April 1 and June 2. The accounts posted Active Club propaganda videos, white supremacist logos and slogans, and encouraged joining the movement.

CEP researchers also located 22 Instagram accounts connected to the under-18 white supremacist Youth Club movement. All accounts were for U.S. regional chapters or the main group, except for one tied to a Canadian chapter. The 22 accounts had an average of 213 followers, ranging from 46 to over 1,300. 21 accounts were created or made their first post in 2026, including 13 accounts created in the Spring. The accounts posted Youth Club and Active Club propaganda, antisemitic and anti-immigrant content, and in multiple cases encouraged recruitment via links to contacts on Telegram.

Five accounts were found connected to individuals within the Active Club movement, including its founder, Robert Rundo. The accounts averaged 3,063 followers, ranging from 36 to almost 9,000 in Rundo’s case. One of the accounts, which belonged to a member of a Texas Active Club who is also connected to the promotional group Streets Fight Club, was verified on Instagram with a checkmark.

46 accounts were reported on June 3, and one account on June 4. As of June 8, 46 accounts were still on the platform. Instagram removed an account associated with a Youth Club chapter in Hawaii.

Antisemitic Youth Club recruitment propaganda video on Instagram, posted on February 17. The video contains audio from National Action, a proscribed terrorist group in the United Kingdom. Screenshot taken on June 5.

Neo-Fascist Accelerationist Forum Releases New Edition of Neo-Nazi Book

On June 3, a neo-fascist accelerationist forum released its own edition of a neo-Nazi book originally published by a website affiliated with former members of the Atomwaffen Division (AWD) and successor groups. The approximately 85-page document outlines several key concepts of accelerationism and North American neo-fascist identity and promotes violence against LGBTQ+ people, Jews, Latinos, and others. The author noted that while he supports violence, it should only be conducted against important targets, such as infrastructure and those who hold positions of leadership.

The first edition of the book was published in 2021. The website announced an updated fifth edition in June 2025; it is unclear whether that version was released. Users of the neo-fascist forum have recommended the text as an early ideological introduction to neo-Nazi accelerationism. An influential member of the website’s staff and former AWD member praised the new version on the forum, calling it outstanding work.

The most recent book edition was shared directly on the forum and posted on Telegram by at least four small accelerationist groups that are either tied to the forum or promote it. CEP researchers also located an upload of the book on a file archive site, where it was added by an account that also posted the manifesto of the March 15, 2019, Christchurch attacker, numerous versions of James Mason’s anthology Siege, as well as multiple works affiliated with the occult neo-Nazi satanic group the Order of Nine Angles (O9A), and its U.S. offshoot, Tempel ov Blood.