Terrorist-aligned leftist group learns Maoist war tactics at hidden US ‘Anti-Imperialist Summer Camp’ for teens

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-10 · by David Spector

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Teenagers participated in an "Anti-Imperialist Summer Camp" organized by the Anti-Imperialist Front USA (AIF-USA) and Revolutionary Youth in late August in the Pacific Northwest. The camp featured radical activities like studying documents from foreign communist groups designated as terrorist organizations, including Shining Path and the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist Leninist, which have been involved in violent attacks and killings. Campers displayed flags representing various terrorist networks such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian revolutionary groups while engaging in ideological training sessions focused on Maoist war tactics.
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Revolutionary Youth, an offshoot of Anti-Imperialist Front USA (AIF-USA), held an anti-imperialist summer camp for teenagers and young adults in the Pacific Northwest in late August. According to North American Values Institute (NAVI), a watchdog group, attendees learned Maoist war tactics and waved flags associated with terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Photos from the event showed nearly 20 participants around a campfire displaying various revolutionary flags including one that read “Victory to the Axis of Resistance!” Campers also studied documents from foreign communist organizations designated as terrorists in their home countries.

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David Spector
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Hezbollah Maoist NAVI Revolutionary Youth the People’s Wars

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Revolutionary Youth ORG · 3× A/I Collective ORG · 2× Autistici/Inventati ORG · 2× Hezbollah ORG · 2× Maoist NORP · 2× NAVI ORG · 2× Turkish NORP · 2× the State Department ORG · 2× Anti-Imperialist Summer Camp ORG · 1× Post ORG · 1×

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Pictures from the trip showed nearly 20 hoodie- and bandana-clad campers sitting around a fire alongside flags from several terrorist groups, one of which read “Victory to the Axis of Resistance!” — the network that includes Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah.
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Teens waved terrorist flags and learned Maoist war tactics at a radical “Anti-Imperialist Summer Camp” hidden in the Pacific Northwest, The Post has learned. asserted
Post → wave → Northwest
The late August camp, run by the terror-linked Anti-Imperialist Front USA (AIF-USA), was attended by teenagers from their offshoot, Revolutionary Youth, along with community college students and young workers, in the Pacific Northwest, according to materials provided to The Post by education watchdog group the North American Values Institute (NAVI). uncertain
camp → run → group
Pictures from the trip showed nearly 20 hoodie- and bandana-clad campers sitting around a fire alongside flags from several terrorist groups, one of which read “Victory to the Axis of Resistance!” — the network that includes Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah. asserted
that → show → Hamas
Another picture shows the campers displaying flags from The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Palestinian flag, a green flag displaying the Shahada — the Muslim declaration of faith, and the Hezbollah flag. asserted
campers → show → faith
The campers studied documents from multiple foreign communist groups that have been designated as terrorist organizations in their home countries, according to a since-deleted Aug. 21 post on their website. uncertain
that → study → website
One group studied was the Communist Party of Peru, also known as Shining Path which killed over 35,000 people in their attempt to overthrow the Peruvian government launched in 1980 and disapeared countless others. asserted
which → study → others
“These studies deepened participant’s [sic] grasp of the international significance of the People’s Wars in Peru, Turkey, India, and the Philippines. asserted
studies → deepen → Peru
As the People’s Wars across the globe showcase the only path to freedom for the working class and oppressed peoples,” the website stated. asserted
website → showcase → class
Another group studied was the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist Leninist, which was founded in 1972 for the purpose of “armed struggle” and is a designated terrorist group by the Turkish government. asserted
which → study → government
The group has staged numerous kidnappings and attacks on Turkish soldiers and police. asserted
group → stag → soldiers
The campers also studied was the Communist Party of India (Maoist) which was formed in 2004 and has committed over 4,000 terrorist attacks since its founding, according to the South Asia Terrorist Portal. uncertain
which → study → Portal
It is not immediately clear exactly where in the Pacific Northwest the camp was held. asserted
camp → hold → Northwest
“Camaraderie was strengthened through physical discipline cultivated through sports and collective singing of revolutionary songs. asserted
Camaraderie → strengthen → songs
Exercise and diligent study strengthened comrades revolutionary optimist spirits,” the group’s website said of the trip’s itinerary. asserted
website → strengthen → itinerary
The Seattle chapter of Revolutionary Youth participated in the camp along with chapters from Bellevue, Puget Sound, Bellingham and Isiquah, according to an Aug. 25 post on their Instagram page. uncertain
chapter → participate → page
NAVI Director of Research Mika Hackner said that Revolutionary Youth recruits new members from high school campuses across the West Coast by staging class walkouts — most recently on the anniversary of Oct. 7. asserted
Youth → say → Oct.
“High schoolers are being led into a dangerous, violent ideology by groups associated with terrorist organizations,” Hackner said. asserted
Hackner → lead → organizations
The AIF-USA’s website was hosted on servers operated by the Italian extremist group Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective), which was sanctioned by the US Treasury and designated a Global Terrorist group by the State Department in August. asserted
which → host → August
“Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective) is an Italy-based extremist group that builds and operates the digital infrastructure for violent Antifa cells and other far-left militants across the world,” the State Department stated. asserted
Department → base → world
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
After the Aug. 26 terrorist designation, their servers were no longer available in the US and the AIF-USAwebsite was taken down. asserted
USAwebsite → take → US
Austitici/Inventati provided a suite of technological services — including web hosting, encrypted chats, email and video conferencing — to terrorist groups including Masar Badil, a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), according to the Treasury Department. uncertain
Inventati → provide → Department
The AIF-USA trains its members on teachings from the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah that has launched some 20,000 rockets at civilian targets in Northern Israel since Oct. 7, 2023, according to their worksheet “Learn from Hezbollah.” uncertain
that → train → Hezbollah
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