Alleged Neo-Nazis Accused of US Military Base Robbery
Plus, a deadly alleged hate crime in France, Greek neo-Nazi groups, and German extremists.
Murder, stealing high-power weapons from military facilities, attacking political opponents — from the United States to Europe, far-right groups and individuals have recently been hit with a long list of grim allegations.
These allegations come amid a far-right surge in the US and Europe. In Washington, US President Donald Trump has drummed up far-right sentiment by vowing to carry out mass deportations, while in countries including Germany and Portugal, far-right parties have made large gains in recent elections.
The Dotted Line, Inkstick’s newsletter on the global far right and borders, breaks down some of these recent stories:
Washington Veterans Allegedly Rob Washington Military Base
In Washington state, a pair of military veterans with alleged neo-Nazi ties stand accused of assaulting an Army member with a hammer and stealing weapons from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, located about nine miles outside of Tacoma.
According to a June 18 report in The Olympian, 26-year-old Charles Ethan Fields and 27-year-old Levi Austian Frakes were arrested on June 2 by the local sheriff’s office. Both men have pleaded not guilty to a slate of charges, including several felonies and misdemeanors each.
Per The Olympian:
Law enforcement seized about 35 weapons, including rifles, pistols, short-barreled rifles and a machine gun, as well as weapon suppressors, explosives and various military equipment, some of which is restricted Army-issued munitions. The items were reportedly found alongside Nazi and white supremacy flags and paraphernalia.
At the same time, federal authorities are reportedly investigating both men for allegedly robbing JBLM and assaulting an Army member by hitting him in the head and torso with a hammer, then pulling a knife on him.
Greek Police Monitoring Far-Right Hardliners
Last month, Greek reporter Yiannis Souliotis reported in the local daily Kathimerini that a classified March 2025 police report detailed the activities of six militant, far-right groups operating in the country.
The police report shed light on the activities of the Thessaloniki Nationalist Youth, a far-right group based in Greece’s second-largest city. Police had reportedly monitored the group since late last year in part due to its alleged involvement in youth brawls and attacks on anarchists. In May, dozens of Thessaloniki Nationalist Youth members were arrested and charged with operating a criminal organization, Souliotis reports.
Two additional groups — Golden Dawn Youth and Hellenic Socialist Resistance — have links to Golden Dawn, the neo-Nazi party a court designated a criminal organization and banned in October 2020. Golden Dawn was once the third-largest party in the Hellenic Parliament, and its youth wing is now considered an offshoot of the banned party, while Hellenic Socialist Resistance is a national socialist group reportedly headed by former Golden Dawn member and onetime fugitive Antonis “Periandros” Androutsopoulos.
German Spy Group: Far-Right AfD Party Home to Growing Number of Extremists
Germany’s domestic spy agency said earlier this month that the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party, which placed second in February’s federal elections, is home to a growing number of extremists, according to Reuters.
AfD has long pushed hardline, far-right policies, demonized Muslims and refugees, and called for harsher crackdowns on immigration to the country. During February elections, the party’s share of the vote grew by 77%.
The intelligence agency’s annual report, per Reuters, “cited the leader of the AfD in Thuringia, Bjoern Hoecke, who at a campaign event in August said the election could ‘lead to the implosion of the cartel party system’ and ‘finally bring about something that is a true democracy.’”
The intelligence report came on the heels of a sharp uptick in right-wing extremist crime last year, which swelled by 47.4% and included a rise in arson incidents and attempted murders.
Tunisian Immigrant Killed in France
At The Times, David Chazan reported on the recent slaying of Hichem Miraoui, a 46-year-old hairdresser and Tunisian immigrant who had lived in the country for 14 years. Miraoui was shot and killed by a white neighbor in Puget-sur-Argens, and French authorities are treating the case as a “racially motivated terrorist attack.”
“It is the first time that counterterrorism prosecutors have taken charge of an investigation into a killing allegedly committed by a far-right supporter,” The Times explained. “It came amid growing concern over hate crimes against Muslims in France after a Malian man was stabbed to death in a mosque in April.”
The suspect, named only as Christopher B., had allegedly posted to social media videos in which he discussed his plans to kill foreigners, as well as clips in which he praised Jean-Marie Le Pen, the deceased founder of the ultra-right National Front. Since renamed National Rally, that party is now headed by Le Pen’s daughter, Marine, whom a court recently banned from participating in the 2027 presidential elections after she was convicted of embezzling European Union funds.
Dotted Line is written by Inkstick Media managing editor Patrick Strickland. If you have tips, email Patrick at pstrickland (at) inkstickmedia (dot) com.