US watchdogs flag radical teen camp linked to designated terror groups
A late August youth camp in the Pacific Northwest, organized by the Anti-Imperialist Front USA (AIF-USA), drew scrutiny after the North American Values Institute (NAVI) shared materials showing teenagers displaying flags of designated terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah and the Iranian state. The event, attended by roughly 20 participants from the group’s offshoot, Revolutionary Youth, included sessions on Maoist warfare and the tactics of foreign communist groups designated as terrorists in their home countries. The AIF-USA’s website, hosted by the US-sanctioned Italian group Autistici/Inventati, was taken down following the latter’s designation as a Global Terrorist group in August 2026. NAVI director Mika Hackner warned that the group recruits high schoolers through campus walkouts and indoctrinates them in violent ideologies.
