(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:

• Al-Naba Editorial Defends Fighting as Necessary to Prevent Destruction of Religious Doctrine
• ISIS Activity Roundup
• Pro-ISIS Group Releases Step-by-Step Guide for Building Fixed-Wing Drones
• White Supremacist Telegram Channels Encourage Doxing of Federal Judges
• Extreme Right Propagandists Celebrate Edinburgh Stabbing Attack Targeting Muslims
• White Supremacist Youth Clubs Call for Violence After Murder of French Teenager

Al-Naba Editorial Defends Fighting as Necessary to Prevent Destruction of Religious Doctrine

ISIS, via the editorial in issue 553 of the al-Naba newsletter released on June 25, encouraged fighting as necessary to prevent the eradication of correct religious practice. The article claimed that the terrorist group’s opponents were not only fighting the group, but also trying to replace religious doctrine with false teachings. The editorial also denounced non-violent activism. 

ISIS Activity Roundup

Between June 21 and 27, ISIS claimed credit for 15 attacks. Six attacks occurred in Nigeria, four in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, two each in Mozambique and Niger, and one in Somalia.

On June 24, ISIS claimed to have killed 80 Nigerien soldiers and destroyed or captured 65 vehicles in two attacks on military installations in Inates and Bani-Bangou, both in the Tillabéri region. In an Amaq claim, ISIS noted that at least 70 soldiers were killed in the larger attack in Inates. The post also stated that over 90 small arms and light weapons were captured in addition to vehicles, rocket launchers, and artillery. ISIS released an Amaq propaganda video on June 27 that showed footage from the Inates attack, including Nigerien soldiers killed in action, destroyed vehicles, and captured weapons.

ISIS propaganda photos from the Niger attacks. Screenshot taken on June 25.
 

Pro-ISIS Group Releases Step-by-Step Guide for Building Fixed-Wing Drones

On June 19, the pro-ISIS online group Al-Saqri Foundation released a 39-page guide containing instructions for building a fixed-wing drone. The Al-Saqri Foundation is a pro-ISIS online group that shares information useful for committing terrorist attacks, such as instructions for making explosives and information on poisons. The June 19 guide contained instructions for building a single-engine fixed-wing drone and listed the necessary tools and parts, including electronic components such as a speed controller and a wireless receiver. The manual also included tips for using homemade drones, such as testing to build familiarity, using flight simulator software, and being aware of physical obstacles and drone countermeasures. 

CEP researchers located the guide on RocketChat, Telegram, SimpleX, and Element, as well as on multiple file-download sites. On April 3, the Al-Saqri Foundation released a similar guide for building a first-person view (FPV) quadcopter drone. In December, the group rereleased a guide originally published in January 2025 on the use of commercially available quadcopter drones.

A diagram from the June 19 Al-Saqri Foundation manual regarding attaching the wings to the electronic equipment in the drone. Screenshot taken on June 24.

White Supremacist Telegram Channels Encourage Doxing of Federal Judges

On June 24, a white supremacist Telegram channel encouraged doxing federal judges. The post was made in response to a U.S. district judge’s ruling against the Trump administration’s proposed $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. As of June 29, the post received almost 5,000 views and was shared by over 100 other channels. The post encouraged sharing home addresses, in addition to names, photographs, and “ancestry,” noting that this information should be spread widely “so it finds its way into the hands of those who will use it.” A user in a Telegram chat affiliated with a channel that shared the post encouraged sharing dox information about judges’ families.

Members of the extreme right and white supremacists have previously shared dox information and encouraged violence against federal judges. An individual reportedly affiliated with the Terrorgram Collective, Noah Lamb, who allegedly created a hit list that contained judges, government officials, and prominent people, is currently charged with 15 criminal counts related to conspiracy, soliciting the murder of federal officials, doxing federal officials, and sending threatening communications.

A post in a Telegram chat encouraging the doxing of federal judges. Screenshot taken on June 25.

Extreme Right Propagandists Celebrate Edinburgh Stabbing Attack Targeting Muslims

Between June 20 and 24, approximately a dozen extreme right Telegram channels celebrated an Edinburgh, Scotland man who stabbed five men, in what the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated “appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.” Lewis Hawkes, 36, was charged with five counts of attempted murder and lesser charges “aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection.” Hawkes is accused of specifically targeting Muslim men and people of color. 

In multiple posts, admins of Telegram channels praised the attack. Several channels, including an account purportedly connected to a Texas-based group, posted a photo of the alleged attacker with the caption “he who saves his country commits no crime.” Members of chats, including one connected to a neo-Nazi Telegram channel that shares information on 3D-printed firearms, glorified the attacker and shared anti-Muslim content and memes alleging that Jewish non-governmental organizations were responsible for Muslim immigration.

Extreme right channels have recently called for violence in response to the release of an independent report that blamed Muslim men for sexual violence, trafficking, exploitation, abuse, and the torture of girls and women, and accused the UK government of seeking to cover up or otherwise not investigate illegality. A Scottish chapter of the white supremacist Active Club movement called for their supporters to use the report as motivation to “spur fascist street action in defence [sic] of our people’s [sic] and Nations.” Multiple Telegram channels have also supported anti-immigrant violence in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and celebrated the attempted arson of an Imam’s home in Bolton, England.

White Supremacist Youth Clubs Call to “Fight Back” After Murder of French Teenager

On June 24 and 25, dozens of Telegram channels affiliated with the white supremacist Active Club and Youth Club movements made posts memorializing a French teenager, identified only as Louis, who was murdered in Narbonne. The 17-year-old, who was under the care of the French state, was beaten by three adults and two minors on June 19, who filmed the attack. Louis died from his injuries on June 23.

A statement shared by at least 15 under-18 Youth Club chapters appeared to advocate for acts of violence in response to Louis’ murder. The June 24 message, posted by one of the main United Youth Club accounts with almost 1,800 followers, was shared by more than 40 other channels. It stated that “it is time to fight back,” and that their followers should “be brave, relentless, and absolutely ruthless” and “let anger completely blind you.” The post concluded by alleging that “it’s becoming evident that it’s time to take action, or face death.” The post was shared by 13 Telegram channels affiliated with U.S. clubs that claim members in 25 states. The main Canada Youth Club chapter also shared the statement. Youth Club channels recently encouraged unrest and provided advice on protest anonymity during recent anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Channels affiliated with the Active Club movement also posted about the French teenager’s murder. The main French chapter called for “revolution.”