The U.S. Just Declared War on Antifa's International Arms—Here's What You Need to Know

From German hammer-beating mobs to Greek bombings and shootings—how four violent Antifa networks landed on the U.S.’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list

In a historic announcement, the U.S. State Department formally designated four international Antifa groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) — the same legal category used for ISIS and al-Qaeda. This is the first time in U.S. history that foreign Antifa networks have been recognized as global terrorist threats.

I testified last month to the President and his cabinet at the White House about the domestic and international threats posed by Antifa. I recommended that the State Department pursue FTO designations against applicable networks and groups. On Thursday, the administration took the first step to address that.

In my latest analysis report in The Post Millennial, I break down:

• The background and ideology of the four banned Antifa groups

• The real-world implications

• And why this move signals a major shift in how the government treats Antifa

Antifa Ost (“Antifa East”) is one of the FTO-designated Antifa groups based in Germany. I have reported on them in the past because of the notoriety surrounding the brutality of their violence. Since around 2018, they have carried out mob beatings of victims using batons and hammers. They are also known as the Hammerbande (“Hammer Band”) for this reason. Antifa Ost aims to break the bones of their victims. One victim had his skull cracked open. Ringleader Lina Engel, a social work student, was convicted of attempted murder. Antifa rioted across Germany, and left-wing politicians expressed support for her and her co-conspirators.

April 2022 video of a brutal beating of a shop owner in Erfurt, Germany:

February 2023 video of a mob beating of a victim in Budapest, Hungary by Antifa Ost:

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