Email from Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Alleged Owner of Neo-Fascist Forum Advertises on Dark Web Imageboard That Glorifies Mass Shooter Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Groups Continue to Encourage Attacks on World Cup Events, Alleged Owner of Neo-Fascist Forum Advertises on Dark Web Imageboard That Glorifies Mass Shooters (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: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Groups Continue to Encourage Attacks on World Cup Events ISIS Activity Roundup ISIS Celebrates Attacks for First Half of 2026 Al-Naba Editorial Condemns Recent Visit of French President to Syria Alleged Owner of Neo-Fascist Forum Advertises on Dark Web Imageboard That Glorifies Mass Shooters Extreme Right, White Supremacist Propagandists Condemn Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Birthright Citizenship Advertisements Located on Almost 50 White Supremacist, Neo-Nazi, and Antisemitic Telegram Channels in June 2026 White Supremacist Northwest Front Launches New Website White Supremacist Fight Network Releases New Video Print on Demand Publishing Platform Lulu Removes Neo-Nazi Content Following CEP Reporting Patriot Front Releases July 4 Video Promoting Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory, Condemning Immigrants as “Invaders” Dutch Active Club Holds Third MMA Competition Featuring Participants from 10 Countries Pro-ISIS Propaganda Groups Continue to Encourage Attacks on World Cup Events Between June 27 and July 9, pro-ISIS online propaganda groups released at least five online propaganda posters encouraging acts of terrorism targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On June 18, ISIS, via the group’s al-Naba newsletter, called for attacks on World Cup matches and targeting people watching the games in public. The posters, which contained text from al-Naba, were released by the pro-ISIS online propaganda groups al-Battar Media, al-Taqwa Media, and al-Murhafat Media. The World Cup final will be held on July 19 in New Jersey. Similar posters were released by pro-ISIS groups in 2018 and 2022, calling for acts of terrorism against the World Cup in Russia and Qatar, respectively. Pro-ISIS al-Battar Media poster, released on June 27, encouraging attacks on the 2026 World Cup. ISIS Activity Roundup Between June 28 and July 11, ISIS claimed credit for 56 attacks. ISIS claimed responsibility for 26 attacks between June 28 and July 4, which included 13 in Nigeria, 11 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and one each in Niger and Pakistan. Between July 5 and 11, ISIS claimed responsibility for 30 attacks, of which 12 were in Nigeria, nine in Mozambique, eight were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and one was in Pakistan. ISIS Celebrates Attacks for First Half of 2026 On July 6, ISIS’s Amaq News Agency released an infographic celebrating attacks committed by the terrorist group in the first half of 2026. ISIS claimed to have conducted 587 different operations in 12 countries from January to the end of June, killing or injuring 2,529 people. The highest number of casualties was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 769, followed by Nigeria with 696, Niger with 290, Pakistan with 248, and Mozambique with 150. 90.1 percent of all attacks and 86.3 percent of all individuals ISIS claimed to have killed or wounded were in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ISIS also claimed to have destroyed or disabled eight aircraft, captured 56 vehicles, destroyed or disabled 380 vehicles, burned or destroyed 17 churches, attacked 84 military sites, and destroyed 1,484 homes. For the same six-month period in 2025, ISIS claimed to have carried out 620 attacks and to have killed or wounded 3,193 people. Al-Naba Editorial Condemns Recent Visit of French President to Syria ISIS, via the group’s weekly al-Naba newsletter, released on July 9, condemned the July 7 meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and French President Emmanuel Macron. The editorial denounced what it alleged was France’s “intellectual invasion” of Syria, noting that Syrians once fought against French influence, but now welcomed the opening of French schools. The article described France as “the symbol of the moral collapse,” and condemned French secularism laws, counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East and West Africa, and questioned whether France would be supporting the implementation of human-made laws in Syria. The authors stated that while Syrians previously boycotted French products, they now failed to boycott “French and Western Crusader laws and ideas.” The editorial concluded by noting that it was forbidden to make alliances with anyone declared an unbeliever, including Shiites, Christians, Jews, Westerners, Russians, or “Chinese communists.” On July 7, one person was killed, and dozens were wounded in two bombings in Damascus, near a hotel where President Macron was staying. On July 9, Syrian security forces arrested alleged members of an ISIS cell thought to be responsible for the attack. As of July 13, ISIS has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack. ISIS al-Naba editorial released on July 9, 2026. Alleged Owner of Neo-Fascist Forum Advertises on Dark Web Imageboard That Glorifies Mass Shooters On July 1, the alleged owner of a neo-fascist forum founded in June 2025 advertised the site on an anonymous imageboard with an.onion address, accessible via the Tor Browser, that glorifies white supremacist mass shooters. Users of the imageboard frequently celebrate and encourage acts of militant accelerationist violence and have shared links to footage of white supremacist terrorist attacks, including video of the March 15, 2019, Christchurch attack. In the July 1 post, an individual claimed to be the forum's founder and encouraged imageboard users to join and advertise the .onion address there. The same individual sought to assure imageboard users that the forum could be accessed anonymously. On July 9, an imageboard user noted with disappointment that a 22-year-old British man, Alfie Coleman, had been caught while planning an attack. Coleman, who had created a hit list and possessed manifestos from white supremacist mass shooters, including the perpetrator of the March 15, 2019, Christchurch attack, was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison on July 8 after attempting to purchase a firearm and ammunition from undercover MI5 officers. The neo-fascist forum celebrated its first anniversary in June. Members previously claimed that one of the two teenagers who murdered three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 18 likely had had an account before moderators removed it. Extreme Right, White Supremacist Propagandists Condemn Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Birthright Citizenship Multiple extreme right, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi Telegram channels condemned the June 30 Supreme Court decision upholding birthright citizenship in the case Trump v. Barbara. On July 4, a channel associated with a small Christian neo-Nazi group founded in 2025 stated that Independence Day celebrations were inappropriate because “America as a nation died four days ago.” A channel operated by the former leader of the white supremacist group Identity Evropa posted photos of the judges who voted to uphold birthright citizenship, noting that they had “voted for our destruction.” He also stated his hope that the decision would show that “there will be no voting our way out of this.” A post by a neo-Nazi podcaster and shared by the Alaskan Active Club chapter stated that the court’s ruling was not surprising and urged the continued building of parallel systems, noting the importance of working to “control what you can & be mindful of what you can’t.” A Substack affiliated with an Active Club chapter representing five U.S. states claimed that upholding birthright citizenship was part of a campaign to eradicate white people, and encouraged forging stronger networks. In June, a white supremacist Telegram channel posted a widely shared message encouraging the doxing of federal judges. Advertisements Located on Almost 50 White Supremacist, Neo-Nazi, and Antisemitic Telegram Channels in June 2026 In June 2026, CEP researchers located advertisements on 47 white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and antisemitic Telegram channels. 15 channels were affiliated with the white supremacist Active Club movement, including channels linked to clubs in Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, Poland, England, France, and two in Canada. On June 2, the main Polish Active Club chapter had called for violence in Western Europe following the sentencing of the man responsible for killing British teenager Henry Nowak. Active Club channels with ads also included those in Texas, Arizona, and Southern California. Additional movement channels included an Active Club-affiliated entity in Sweden, a clothing brand, and two main propaganda channels. Other channels with ads were connected to the groups Patriot Front, the main channel for the under-18 United Youth Club, the Aryan Freedom Network, the ecofascist Greenline Front, the main White Lives Matter channel, and the British neo-fascist groups White Vanguard and Patriotic Alternative. Additional channels with ads enabled included those that share white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and antisemitic memes and news, a neo-Nazi accelerationist channel, as well as a neo-Nazi operations security channel, and two individuals with followings in white supremacist and extreme right spaces. Two channels with ads enabled shared posts in June that encouraged doxing federal judges. 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 40 channels in May, 43 in April, and 45 in March, following 49 in February. Advertisement on the main Polish Active Club Telegram channel with over 3,100 subscribers. Screenshot taken on June 5, 2026. White Supremacist Northwest Front Launches New Website The separatist white supremacist group Northwest Front (NWF) launched a new website that was made public on July 4. In a section dedicated to founding principles, the site called for the creation of a sovereign white ethnostate in the Pacific Northwest, based on the writings of Harold Covington, and urged white people to migrate to the region. A different section of the website called for an independence movement to form and noted the necessity of sabotage and guerrilla warfare to achieve eventual autonomy. An inaugural blog post also called for the creation of a white ethnostate in the Pacific Northwest. It condemned the U.S. granting of equal rights to people of all races, ethnicities, and religions, and denounced Jews as the “head of the [U.S.] beast.” Additional website sections included propaganda praising Harold Covington and Robert Jay Mathews, the leader of The Order, as well as links to a recruitment email and Telegram propaganda channels. The site uses Namecheap as its registrar. White Supremacist Fight Network Releases New Video On June 30, the white supremacist mixed martial arts (MMA) network “Forest Fights” released a nearly 17 minute video that showed a match between two teams, the first composed of members of Active Clubs in Pennsylvania and Texas, and individuals affiliated with the neopagan hate group Wolves of Vinland, fighting against a team composed of two entities identified as “White and Violent” and “Saxon Boars.” One anonymous, masked fighter, wearing a Southern California Active Club chapter shirt and rash guards covering any potential tattoos, resembled the movement’s founder, Robert Rundo. The video was shared on a Telegram channel with almost 2,000 subscribers and advertisements enabled, where it received over 6,000 views and over 160 shares within nine days. One clip posted by a main Instagram account affiliated with the network received over 100,000 views, while several others received tens of thousands of views. As a concept, forest fights originated as a form of organized fighting among soccer hooligan firms in Europe in the 1990s, and have spread throughout Europe and beyond in the 2010s. The current U.S. iteration, featuring Active Clubs, which in March 2026 claimed to be the first U.S.-based forest fight, allows for members of the white supremacist movement to practice group fighting, exhibit their MMA skills, network, gain prestige, and inculcate “warrior culture.” In addition to Telegram and Instagram, “Forest Fights” uses a Google Docs sign-in sheet. The e-commerce platform Big Cartel removed an online storefront operated by the network after CEP contacted them in March 2026. A masked individual resembling Active Club movement founder Robert Rundo featured in the “Forest Fights” video released on June 30. Print on Demand Publishing Platform Lulu Removes Neo-Nazi Content Following CEP Reporting The print-on-demand publishing platform Lulu removed five neo-Nazi and white supremacist books from the site after CEP reported them. Individuals connected to a Telegram channel dedicated to the work of neo-Nazi James Mason uploaded three versions of his anthology Siege, and the white supremacist novels The Turner Diaries and Hunter, both by William Luther Pierce. All three books are important texts in many extreme right and accelerationist circles, and Siege and The Turner Diaries have been listed as required reading for multiple neo-Nazi groups and movements. The Telegram channel administrator additionally posted content glorifying the Atomwaffen Division, the German neo-Nazi Stephan Ernst, who murdered German politician Walter Lübcke, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, and David Myatt, as well as content linked to the neo-Nazi satanic entity the Order of Nine Angles. Patriot Front Releases July 4 Video Promoting Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory, Condemning Immigrants as “Invaders” On July 5, the neo-fascist Patriot Front released a video of the group’s leader, Thomas Rousseau, giving a speech on July 4 in Washington, D.C. Drawing on the great replacement conspiracy theory, Rousseau condemned non-white immigrants as “invaders” and “unassimilable,” called politicians traitors, and alleged that the government had sought to oppress and diminish the political and social power of white Americans. The Patriot Front leader stated that the U.S. had been founded by white people and condemned the so-called enemies of white Americans, including Jews, Latinos, African Americans, and LGBTQ people. The speech ended with the hope for eventual mass change and the desire that “foreigners” would be expelled and white Americans, a “defeated people,” would “be saved.” The video had almost 36,000 views on the main Patriot Front Telegram channel four days after it was posted. Clips from the video received between 10,000 and over 50,000 views on Instagram accounts linked to the group. On X, several videos posted by individuals who support Patriot Front received tens of thousands of views, including one from a verified account that garnered almost 60,000 views within two days and another from a different verified account that garnered over 100,000 views within four days. An individual who claimed to be affiliated with Patriot Front also posted the video on TikTok, where it received over 18,000 views within four days. Patriot Front video on X. This upload, posted by a verified account that expressed support for the group, garnered over 100,000 views within four days of posting. Screenshot taken on July 9. Dutch Active Club Holds Third MMA Competition Featuring Participants from 10 Countries On July 7, the Dutch Active Club chapter posted photos on Telegram from the recently held MMA event “Fight Night III.” Accompanying text claimed that participants were from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, France, England, Switzerland, Greece, Finland, Scotland, Sweden, and Bulgaria. In a Telegram post, Active Clubs in England and Scotland noted their participation. The Dutch chapter also posted photos on an Instagram account created in July 2026, which received over 315 likes within 24 hours.  The Dutch Active Club held similar events in January and August, both featuring members from several European groups. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is a nonprofit and non-partisan international policy organization working to combat the growing threat posed by extremist ideologies. CEP depends on the generosity of its supporters. 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