{"id":3283,"date":"2026-08-28T04:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3283"},"modified":"2026-08-28T04:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:35:50","slug":"u-s-sanctions-italian-far-left-group-for-backing-antifa-domestic-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3283","title":{"rendered":"U.S. sanctions Italian far-left group for backing Antifa, domestic extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/04\/Trump_Embassies_66251_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/04\/Trump_Embassies_66251_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c&ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/state-department\/\">State Department<\/a> imposed sanctions on an Italian leftist group that supplies digital support to Antifa and other extremists, including a group in Oregon, according to information released by the department on domestic terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The group known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/autisticiinventati\/\">Autistici\/Inventati<\/a>, or the A\/I Collective is an \u201cextremist group\u201d working with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/rose-city-antifa\/\">Rose City Antifa<\/a>, the extremist pro-abortion group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/janes-revenge\/\">Jane\u2019s Revenge<\/a> and another Atlanta-based domestic extremist group, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/state-department\/\">State Department<\/a> disclosed in a fact sheet on the sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolent far-left terrorist networks, such those targeted today, pose a threat to the United States and our foreign partners,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/state-department\/\">State Department<\/a> spokesman Tommy Piggott said in announcing the sanctions Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be no refuge for violent extremists who wage war on our civilization and plot to undermine law and order, destroy critical infrastructure, assault political opponents, or conceal their crimes from authorities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A\/I support has included encrypted chats and email, web hosting, secure video conferencing, and streaming and anonymity shields, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department also announced Wednesday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control is handling the financial sanctions on the same groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFar-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear,\u201d Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on the office website. \u201cPolitical terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Portland-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/rose-city-antifa\/\">Rose City Antifa<\/a> has used A\/I Collective\u2019s tools and services to \u201corganize and incite violent and criminal acts domestically, including an attack on Customs and Border Patrol helicopters that led to a federal indictment,\u201d the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/rose-city-antifa\/\">Rose City Antifa<\/a> has been linked to other violent actions and riots in Portland.<\/p>\n<p>The group used the Italian source\u2019s tools and services \u201cto disseminate doxing lists and release illegally obtained personal information of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with calls for targeted attacks on ICE agents in the streets and in their homes,\u201d the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n<p>The A\/I Collective also provided support to a far-left group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/janes-revenge\/\">Jane\u2019s Revenge<\/a> that the department said has conducted a campaign of fire bombings in several U.S. states and used A\/I\u2019s tools and services to publish its communiques and claims of responsibility for violent and criminal acts.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the attacks was to incite copycat attacks, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Jane\u2019s Revenge was formed after the May 2022 disclosure of a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion overturning its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established abortion as a federal constitutional right.<\/p>\n<p>Four members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/janes-revenge\/\">Jane\u2019s Revenge<\/a> have been charged with federal law violations and conspiracy to violate rights through threats of force and intimidation, the department said.<\/p>\n<p>A third U.S. group linked to A\/I support was described as an unspecified anarchist cell that has waged a campaign of violence in Atlanta against construction of a law enforcement training center.<\/p>\n<p>That group used A\/I tools and services to claim responsibility for violent attacks on law enforcement officers, engage in the release of illegally obtained personal information, and threaten government officials and business owners.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta leftist group circulated instructions for making homemade bombs for use against government buildings and local businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cell remains active and still uses A\/I Collective tools and services to incite violent and criminal acts against government officials, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure,\u201d the fact sheet stated.<\/p>\n<p>Under the sanctions, A\/I Collective has officially been labeled a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.<\/p>\n<p>The designation prohibits Americans and U.S. financial institutions from doing business with the group and freezes any assets it has under U.S. jurisdiction. Violators can face civil or criminal penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Piggott said A\/I has supplied digital support for Antifa cells and other radical left-wing networks in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere across the world.<\/p>\n<p>The digital services of A\/I are designed to provide far-left terrorist groups with help in organizing, recruiting, communicating and carrying out violent attack \u201call while remaining beyond the reach of the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts tools are frequently used to share target information, tactical manuals and techniques, and communiqu\u00e9s by left-wing militants, including many of the most active and violent Antifa groups in the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Two other leftist groups were also sanctioned, including the Palestine Action, a group the statement said has supported acts of terrorism, and Masar Badil, a transnational group the department identified as a front for Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.<\/p>\n<p>The Samidoun network was jointly sanctioned by Canada and the United States in 2024 for operating as a front for the terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Masar Badi and Samidoun share fundraising mechanisms and senior leaders, including two leaders added to the sanctions against them, Rawa Alsagheer and Zaid Abdulnasser.<\/p>\n<p>The action Wednesday is part of a Trump administration effort to crack down on violent leftists by declaring them domestic terrorists, a term that is not in U.S. law.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have dubbed Antifa an action arm of progressive Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in January 2018 then-Rep. Keith Ellison posted a photo of himself on social media holding a copy of \u201cAntifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook \u201d before deleting it. He is now the Minnesota attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>After the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September, Trump administration officials announced plans to target left-wing extremists.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump later that month issued a presidential order designating Antifa a domestic terrorist group and directing federal agencies to disrupt and dismantle its networks and funding sources.<\/p>\n<p>In November, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/state-department\/\">State Department<\/a>, based on a lack of law on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/domestic-terrorism\/\">domestic terrorism<\/a>, designated four foreign groups as special designated foreign terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>They include Germany\u2019s Antifa Ost, Italy\u2019s Informal Anarchist Federation\/International Revolutionary Front, and the Greek collectives Armed Proletarian Justice and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense.<\/p>\n<p>The A\/I Collective, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/rose-city-antifa\/\">Rose City Antifa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/janes-revenge\/\">Jane\u2019s Revenge<\/a> could not be reached for comment. Palestine Action and Masar Badi also could not be reached.<\/p>\n<p>A\/I stated on its website in response to the sanctions that it was formed in 2001 with those in the \u201canticapitalist movement\u201d involved in technology and \u201cthe digital rights struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe react by providing a platform and tools for digital self-defense addressing the need of free communication for activists and other individuals,\u201d the group stated.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/rose-city-antifa\/\">Rose City Antifa<\/a> said on its website that it was formed in 2007 as a coalition opposing \u201cracism and fascism.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"author-contact-section\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department imposed sanctions on an Italian leftist group that supplies digital support to Antifa and other extremists, including a group in Oregon, according to information released by the department on domestic terrorists. 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