Iraqi Authorities Detain ISIS Member for Role in New Orleans New Year's Day Attack
An official linked to ISIS has been arrested in Iraq for allegedly inciting a deadly truck attack in New Orleans that killed 15 on New Year’s Day.
The judiciary referred to the arrestee as an ISIS member, claiming he is “a member of the external operations office of the Daesh terrorist organization.”
Suspected ISIS Member Linked To New Orleans Terror Attack Arrested In Iraq
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Despite its defeat in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria two years later, Islamic State still has sleeper cells that carry out deadly attack in both countries as well as other parts of the world.
Iraq detains Islamic State suspect accused of helping to incite New Orleans truck-ramming attack
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It's pretty clear so far that this is a guy who was radicalized online and who was determined to try to murder as many innocent people as he could in the name of ISIS.
ISIS suspect arrested in New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack that killed 14
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Summary
On January 1, 2025, a truck attack in New Orleans led to 15 deaths, including the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Iraqi authorities arrested an ISIS member suspected of inciting the attack after a U.S. request for assistance. Jabbar, a U.S. veteran, acted alone but was possibly influenced by ISIS ideologies, which the FBI is investigating. The suspect in Iraq is set to face anti-terrorism charges as part of a continued global effort against the group, despite its diminished territorial control in recent years.
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