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Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Propaganda Video Found on Multiple Websites, Active Clubs Promote Recent Events and Outreach

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, ISIS released a new propaganda video from the group’s self-proclaimed province in Mozambique, which included combat footage and graphic images.

A Dutch chapter of the white supremacist Active Club movement released a short video promoting a July fight night event featuring members from at least six different groups, which was found on Telegram, X, and TikTok. Also, an Oklahoma Active Club reported that they had trained with a member of a regional group for boys under the age of 18. An English chapter of the Active Club movement posted a directory of regional groups on Telegram, as well as their new website URL.

ISIS Releases New Propaganda Video

On August 11, ISIS released a new propaganda video from the group’s self-proclaimed province in Mozambique. The approximately 18-minute video contained combat footage that showed ISIS fighters engaged with Mozambican and Rwandan military forces. Footage also showed the bodies of dozens of soldiers killed by ISIS fighters and photos of captured weapons and equipment. Speakers in the video praised ISIS and declared that they would defeat all regional foes, including Mozambican and Rwandan troops.

ISIS has claimed dozens of attacks in Mozambique in Spring and Summer 2025 and has posted several sets of Amaq propaganda photos that show the execution of militia members, the bodies of Mozambican and Rwandan soldiers the group has killed, the destruction of a military post and homes, and captured weapons and equipment.

The video was shared via Telegram, Element, and RocketChat. Video links were spread via Telegram, Element, RocketChat, and SimpleX. On August 14, CEP researchers reported three posts on TikTok advertising the video, and one post that contained footage from the video. The posts advertising the video had 1,964, 1,501, and 202 views on August 14, and the clip containing footage from the ISIS video had four views when it was located. CEP researchers also located and reported three uploads containing video clips on Instagram on August 14, which had 2,515, 37, and an unknown quantity of views. As of August 18, the three TikTok uploads advertising the video were still on the platform, but the clip containing footage from the video had been removed. The three Instagram uploads containing clips from the video had been removed by August 18.

CEP also reported 13 uploads of the video on the Internet Archive, which made the files inaccessible to view or download.

A clip from the ISIS propaganda video on Instagram. Screenshot taken on August 14. Instagram removed the video after CEP reported it.

Dutch Active Club Releases Short Video Promoting July Event Featuring Several Groups

On August 10, the main Dutch Active Club chapter released a 45-second video promoting a fight night event held in early July. The event featured fighters from Active Clubs in the Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and France, as well as participants from the Dutch extreme right group Wolvenrad and the National Revolutionary Youth (NRJ) affiliated with the German party The Third Way (Der III. Weg). European Active Clubs participated in a similar event in Sweden in September, and Active Clubs in the U.S. have held or attended similar mixed martial arts and boxing events, including the annual “Frontier” tournament and the Patriot Front event “American Muscle.” These competitions facilitate networking among different regional groups and the creation of propaganda content.

The Dutch Active Club video had over 18.500 views and 280 shares on Telegram four days after it was posted. Two video uploads on X by verified accounts had received approximately 4,300 and 12,900 views on August 14, and two uploads on TikTok had 881 and 504 views on the same day. The X account affiliated with the Dutch Active Club was recently suspended from the platform.

On August 14, CEP reported the four video uploads on X and TikTok. As of August 18, the two X videos were still online, and the two TikTok uploads were removed.

Dutch Active Club video on X. Screenshot taken on August 14.

Oklahoma Active Club Welcomes Youth Club Member

On August 11, an Oklahoma branch of the Active Club movement welcomed a member of an under-18 Youth Club chapter for a training session. Telegram channels for both the Active Club and Youth Club chapters promoted the collaboration and posted the Telegram address for a Youth Club central recruitment contact. Multiple Active Club Telegram channels, including the central account with over 4,700 subscribers, have promoted Youth Clubs to boys under the age of 18 who want to get involved with the white supremacist movement.

English Active Club Posts Directory and Website URL

On August 9, the main English Active Club chapter posted a directory on Telegram of seven regional chapters, a Telegram contact to send applications, the group’s X account, and a website. The message had over 3,100 views and 11 shares five days after it was posted.

The website, on the .org domain, uses Epik as its name server and registrar, and was registered on June 15, 2025. The site was last modified on August 9 and contains links to the main Telegram channel, the seven regional chapters’ Telegram channels, and the main Proton Mail email address. At least four other Active Club chapters maintain websites.

CEP had previously reported the X account, along with 27 other Active Club-affiliated profiles, to the platform on April 17, but it was still online as of August 18.

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