Email from Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Neo-Nazi Groups Note Successes in 2025 and Call for Strengthening Movements in 2026 Extremist Content Online: ISIS Celebrates 2025 Attacks, Calls for Lone-Actor Attacks in 2026; CEP Researchers Locate Notorious ISIS Bomb Making Video on Five Websites; Neo-Nazi Groups Note Successes in 2025 and Call for Strengthening Movements in 2026 (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. On January 1, ISIS released an editorial in its al-Naba newsletter celebrating attacks that occurred in the previous year and calling for lone actor attacks in 2026. On January 3, the terrorist group released statistics for 2025 attacks, noting that ISIS claimed responsibility for 1,218 attacks in 14 countries, claiming to have killed or wounded 5,745 people. On January 5, CEP researchers located a notorious ISIS video that contains bomb making instructions on five different websites, spread via the SimpleX Chat platform. Four of the five websites removed the video within a week after CEP reported it. CEP researchers also located 15 accounts on Instagram that posted pro-ISIS content, including propaganda video clips, claims of responsibility, and a minor posing with a handgun. Additionally, two accounts on Instagram were located that posted content directly glorifying Hamas, including a video that contained combat and propaganda footage from the October 7 attacks. All 17 accounts were still on Instagram four days after they were reported. Between December 21 and January 10, ISIS claimed credit for 63 attacks, including allegedly killing and wounding members of the Turkish security services. On December 22, the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe posted a fundraiser on the GiveSendGo platform, allegedly to assist members of the group whose identities were revealed in a traffic stop after a white supremacist rally in Little Rock, Arkansas. Robert Rundo, the leader of the Active Club movement, released a message on January 1, stating that 2025 had been a success for recruitment, propaganda, and bringing the group mainstream attention, noting that 2026 would hopefully include opening more private gyms, creating businesses, and holding more private events. The neo-Nazi group Aryan Freedom Network announced its intention to create a new coalition of different white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups. A neo-Nazi prison outreach newsletter created in 2025 stated on Telegram that the past year had allowed them to make new connections and posted a message of support for imprisoned Terrorgram leader Dallas Humber.  On December 24, a small Illinois group announced that it was leaving the Active Club movement, following disagreements with two chapters that accused it of misusing the movement’s brand. On January 8, a neo-Nazi Telegram channel celebrated the December 14 Bondi Beach attack, posting antisemitic and anti-Muslim content. Also on Telegram, multiple white supremacist and neo-Nazi channels posted messages supporting or celebrating the January 7 shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.  ISIS New Year’s Day Editorial Celebrates 2025 Violence and Calls for Acts of Terrorism An editorial in ISIS’s al-Naba newsletter, issue 528, titled “A Turbulent Year and World,” released on January 1, celebrated attacks in 2025 and called for additional acts of violence. ISIS noted that the year ended with attacks in Australia, Syria, and Turkey. In an attempt to show strength, the editorial pointed out that the U.S. air campaign following the December 13 Palmyra attack was proof that the group had not been defeated, as President Trump had previously claimed. The editorial also rejoiced over international disagreements and conflicts, such as those between the U.S. and China, Russia and the West, Israel and Iran, regional Israeli military operations, tension in East Africa, Western Africa’s deepening fissure with the West, and others, noting that increased conflict would weaken ISIS’s many opponents. The article also condemned the Syrian transitional government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, claiming that they were fighting a war against ISIS in the name of U.S. and Jewish interests.  The January 1 segment concluded by calling for individuals to join ISIS, travel to ISIS-held territory, commit attacks in one’s current location, and support ISIS, presumably financially or by translating and spreading propaganda online. The article’s final section specifically called for attacks targeting Jews, Shiites, and Christians, noting that all supporters should commit acts of violence “wherever they may be.” Image from the ISIS editorial released on January 1, celebrating the 2025 attacks, calling for terrorist attacks in 2026. ISIS Releases 2025 Attack Statistics In a post from ISIS’s Amaq News Agency released on January 3, the terrorist group claimed credit for 1,218 attacks for the year 2025, claiming that they resulted in 5,745 total dead and wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for the most attacks in Nigeria (368), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (221), Somalia (176), Mozambique (174), and Syria (136). The group also claimed attacks in Niger (43), Burkina Faso (14), Pakistan (16), Cameroon (28), Afghanistan (13), Mali (9), Iraq (16), Uganda (3), and Turkey (1). The terrorist group claimed to have killed or wounded 1,734 people in Somalia, 1,216 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1,121 in Nigeria, 369 in Mozambique, and 352 in Niger. ISIS also claimed to have destroyed 39 churches, 3,018 homes, and 108 military sites in 2025. The infographic did not include ISIS-inspired attacks, which the group did not officially claim, such as the 2025 New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans or the December 14 Bondi Beach terrorist attack in Australia. While the group has praised the attackers and noted the importance of spreading ISIS online propaganda, the attacks were acknowledged in ISIS media but not claimed. Image from ISIS 2025 roundup of claimed attacks. Screenshot taken on January 8. Streaming and Download Platforms Remove Notorious ISIS Bomb Making Video After CEP Reporting On January 5, CEP researchers located a post in a pro-ISIS propaganda channel on the SimpleX Chat platform that contained links for a notorious ISIS bomb making video. The video, originally released in 2016, includes instructions for the homemade synthesis of the explosive TATP and the construction of a bomb containing shrapnel. The video also encourages acts of terrorism and includes instructions for using a knife on a human target, which is demonstrated on an individual in the video who is killed in the process. The video also contains footage of an execution via an explosive device. The video was reportedly viewed by the Manchester Arena bomber, who killed 22 people and injured hundreds more in a May 22, 2017 suicide attack. CEP researchers located the video on five websites: Ufile.io, Odysee, LimeWire, Lain.La, and FromSmash. After reporting the video on January 5, Odysee, LimeWire, Lain.La, and FromSmash removed the video within 24 hours, while Lain.La removed the video in approximately 20 minutes. As of January 12, the video was still available on Ufile.io.  Pro-ISIS Content and Content Celebrating the October 7 Attacks Located on Instagram In a sample of content located on Instagram on January 8, CEP researchers located 15 pro-ISIS accounts and two accounts that posted content glorifying Hamas. The 15 pro-ISIS accounts posted clips from ISIS propaganda videos and unofficial supporter videos, pages from ISIS’s weekly al-Naba newsletter, ISIS audio, and Amaq and Nashir claims of responsibility. Two accounts posted links in their bio to ISIS propaganda on Telegram or a file download site. One account, with almost 250 followers, posted a photo on December 30, 2025, of a child posing in front of an ISIS flag with a handgun. It is unclear whether the uploader took the picture; reverse image searches did not locate a duplicate. The 15 accounts had an average of 473 followers, ranging between 100 and 1,702. CEP researchers also located two accounts that posted pro-Hamas content, including an account with over 1,000 followers that posted a video glorifying the October 7 attacks that contained combat and propaganda footage. Another account, with 725 followers, posted content praising Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obaida, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on August 30, 2025.  CEP researchers reported the 15 pro-ISIS and two pro-Hamas accounts to Instagram. As of January 12, all 17 accounts were still online. A pro-ISIS post on Instagram that shows a minor posing with a handgun in front of an ISIS flag. Image redacted by researcher. Screenshot taken on January 8. Roundup of Claimed ISIS Attacks  Between December 21 and January 10, ISIS claimed credit for 63 attacks. ISIS claimed responsibility for 18 attacks between December 21 and December 27 (six attacks in Mozambique, five in Nigeria, four in Syria, two in Niger, and one in Cameroon); 13 between December 28 and January 3 (seven attacks in Nigeria, and one each in Turkey, Niger, Burkina Faso, Syria, Mali, and the Democratic Republic of Congo); and 32 attacks between January 4 and January 10 (15 in Nigeria, four in the Democratic Republic of Congo, four in Syria, three in Burkina Faso, two in Mali, and one each in Mozambique, Niger, Pakistan, and Somalia). Among the five attacks during this period in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ISIS claimed credit via their Amaq News Agency for an attack targeting two military barracks and three “Christian” villages on January 1, in the Lubero region of North Kivu province, claiming to have killed 15 people, and burning 40 homes. The post specifically noted that the attack occurred while individuals were celebrating the New Year, stating in the terrorist group’s al-Naba newsletter that it was a holiday “season of terror.”  In a Nashir statement released on December 30, ISIS also claimed credit for killing or wounding 11 members of the Turkish security services in the Yalova area. The post noted that Turkish soldiers had raided a house being used by ISIS members. Media reports said that the Turkish Interior Ministry declared that three police officers were killed in the attack, as well as six suspected ISIS terrorists. The deaths occurred after the arrest of 115 individuals in Turkey in late December who were suspected of ISIS membership. A pro-ISIS post on Telegram claimed that in revenge for the Yalova attack, Turkish police arrested three generations of a Uyghur family in Istanbul. ISIS Amaq News Agency post claiming credit for January 1 attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Neo-Nazi Group Blood Tribe Fundraises on GiveSendGo  The neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe started a fundraiser on the GiveSendGo crowdfunding platform on December 22, allegedly to fundraise for group members whose identities had been revealed in a traffic stop after a December 6 rally in Little Rock, Arkansas. On GiveSendGo, Blood Tribe members accused the Little Rock Police Department of overreach for forcing them to remove their masks, which led to their identities being shared online. As of January 8, the fundraiser had raised $9,267, almost half of the $20,000 goal. Donors to the fundraiser included individuals who self-identified as citizens of Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States; members of an Active Club; and other Blood Tribe members. Numerous donors on GiveSendGo included white supremacist or neo-Nazi messages, slogans, or codes in their donation messages. As of January 8, there were approximately 75 different donations on the page, with 16 users donating $100 or more. One user donated $4,000, while two users donated $1,000 each. The fundraiser was posted on a Blood Tribe account on X, where it had over 5,500 views within 17 days. The account’s pinned post is a propaganda video of the Little Rock rally, which includes a speech promoting white supremacy from Blood Tribe’s leader, Christopher Pohlhaus, a banner promoting segregation and antisemitism, swastika flags, and racist statements. The post had over 22,000 views within a month of being posted. The GiveSendGo fundraiser was also shared by a prominent neo-Nazi Telegram account that promotes the Active Club movement and Patriot Front.  Blood Tribe previously held a fundraiser on GiveSendGo in February to allegedly pay for legal expenses, and Pohlhaus previously held a fundraiser on the platform to support a white supremacist campground in Maine. In Telegram posts from January 2025, an alleged former Blood Tribe member accused Pohlhaus of misappropriating funds intended for the group. A December 24 message from an anonymous donor on the GiveSendGo page. Screenshot taken on January 9. In 2026 Message, Active Club Leader Announces Intentions for Continuing to Organize Offline On January 1, Robert Rundo, the founder of the white supremacist Active Club movement, wrote on Telegram that 2025 had been successful for “pushing the [active] clubs hard into the mainstream,” recruitment, and spreading propaganda. Rundo noted that in 2026, the movement’s goals were to “rent dedicated gyms, launch businesses, [and] host more private events.” Rundo said that there was a need for clubs to create counterculture offline and that clubs should build infrastructure to elevate their position within the white supremacist movement. In 2025, Active Club chapters opened private gyms in Texas and Florida and continued to hold their annual Frontier combat sports competition and networking event. In an August audio message, Rundo stated his plans for an Active Club magazine, and in other appearances, he has promoted the idea of club-operated businesses. Aryan Freedom Network Calls for New Alliance of White Supremacist Organizations On December 28, the neo-Nazi group Aryan Freedom Network (AFN) called for other North American white supremacists to join them in the National Coalition, a new alliance. On the group’s website, AFN noted that the purpose of the coalition would be to promote white supremacist events, political candidates, religious events, activism, networking, businesses, prisoner support, and fundraising. AFN proposed that groups would remain independent and share leadership in the coalition. The post noted that they would refuse entry to accelerationist groups, and groups that promote illegal activity, Satanist religious practices, or groups that do not meet AFN’s racial criteria. It is unclear how AFN defines accelerationism, as the group reposts content on Telegram from an accelerationist neo-Nazi channel connected to a website operated by former members of the Atomwaffen Division and successor organizations. Proposed rules include points regarding leadership structure, independence of member organizations, requirements for activism and events, banishment, communications, the need for background checks and vetting of individual members, and distribution of membership fees. AFN claims to have chapters in 41 states. Neo-Nazi Prison Outreach Newsletter Telegram Channel Announces 2025 Success and Support for Imprisoned Terrorgram Leader On December 21, a Telegram channel connected to a neo-Nazi prison outreach newsletter announced that they considered their first year of operation to be a success. Five issues of the newsletter were released in March, May, July, September, and November. The post noted that the newsletter had helped connect imprisoned white supremacists with those on the outside, created new connections “uniting us for the struggles ahead,” building support for imprisoned white supremacists, and sharing writing promoting accelerationism and white supremacism. On December 19, the same channel posted a message of support for Dallas Humber, a leader of the Terrorgram Collective, who was sentenced on December 17, 2025, to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. The channel noted the difficulty of maintaining contact with those in prison, but encouraged their supporters to “play smarter” and “hold the DOJ accountable for their treatment of our POWs.” In July, the channel posted a digital message that they had received from the antisemitic perpetrator of the October 27, 2018, Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, who murdered 11 people and injured seven others, after previously reaching out to him. The note praised the newsletter and offered to help share its message. The July issue of the newsletter contained an essay by Sarah Beth Clendaniel, who is currently serving an 18-year sentence for conspiring with former Atomwaffen Division leader Brandon Russell to destroy electrical facilities in Maryland to shut power off to Baltimore. Illinois Group Announces That They Are Leaving Active Club Movement On December 24, a small Illinois white supremacist group announced on Telegram that they were leaving the Active Club movement. In the post, the Chicago area group stated that they would be joining a small North American white supremacist movement. In September, the club was called out on Telegram by Active Club leaders in Arizona and Texas, who alleged that the Illinois group had ties to the accelerationist group Injekt Division, was misusing the Active Club brand, and opposed the neo-fascist group Patriot Front, who are connected to several Active Club chapters. In November, the Illinois group announced that they had allied with a Pacific Northwest Active Club and two other groups to create a new white supremacist entity. The Chicago-area club has approximately 175 followers on Telegram and has shown up to four alleged members in photographs. Neo-Nazi Telegram Channel Celebrates Murder of Jews at Bondi Beach In a post on January 8, a neo-Nazi meme Telegram channel with over 550 subscribers made a post celebrating anti-Jewish violence that contained videos from the December 14, 2025, ISIS-inspired Bondi Beach attack in Australia. The post glorified antisemitic terrorism but also denigrated the two attackers for being Muslim and South Asian. The channel noted that the assailants had been able to obtain firearms, expressed dissatisfaction that more people had not been killed in the attack, and that no explosives had been detonated. The channel also noted with dismay that the attack did not lead to Australia deporting Jews or Muslims. White Supremacist Telegram Channels Celebrate Killing of Woman by ICE in Minneapolis, Spread AI-Modified Video On January 7, multiple white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and extreme right Telegram channels celebrated the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, by an ICE agent. Telegram channels shared gory photos of the aftermath of the killing and mocked Good for supporting immigrant rights. Multiple channels stated that while they opposed law enforcement and the federal government, they supported the deaths of liberals, those with “pro-invader” views, and members of the LGBTQ community. Several channels, including a channel with over 5,000 followers operated by a former member of the Rise Above Movement, posted a video of an ICE agent, modified with AI, firing a handgun and calling for the death of liberals.  Other channels did not support the shooting, with one Active Club chapter noting that while the victim did not share their views, “Germany also had a leftist problem in the 20s who largely moved to the right in the 30s.” Another channel criticized white supremacists “cheerleading for federal agents who enforce Jewish policy.”   Learn about CEP’s new Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, the former home of the concentration camp commandant Rudolf Höss, and how to support this important effort here.   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. If you value what we do, please consider making a donation. DONATE Were you forwarded this email? Subscribe for yourself here. 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