Spain Dismantles Neo-Nazi 'The Base' Cell, Arrests Three

Operation Against White Supremacist Group

• 🇪🇸 Spanish police have dismantled the country's first known cell linked to The Base, a US-founded white supremacist group.
• 🚨 Three individuals were arrested, including the suspected leader, who has been remanded in custody.
• 💥 The group expressed a willingness to carry out attacks and had conducted tactical training sessions.

The Base and its Ideology

• 🌐 The Base is designated as a terrorist organization by the EU and other countries.
• 🗓️ Founded in 2018 by US-born Ronaldo Netzaro (now a Russian citizen), the group promotes accelerationism.
• ✊ Accelerationism seeks to hasten the collapse of democratic institutions through violence.
• 🌍 The organization operates internationally through paramilitary cells, using social media for recruitment and preparation for a race war.

Recruitment and Context

• 📱 Sympathizers are recruited and prepared for violence via social media.
• 📈 Police report that these arrests coincide with polls showing growing youth support for nationalist groups in Spain.
• ⚖️ The cell leader was in direct contact with the founder of The Base, who has called for targeted attacks on Western institutions.