New Orleans, ISIS

Mayorkas and McCaul warn of ISIS-inspired threats after New Orleans attack
In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned of a "very difficult threat landscape" after the New Orleans truck attack.
‘I Joined ISIS’: The New Orleans Attacker’s Secret Radicalization
Recordings and interviews detail Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s growing discontent with American society and increasing isolation even within his local Muslim community.
What to know about ISIS, thought to have inspired the New Orleans attacker
Shamsud-Din Jabbar appears to have been inspired by the Islamic State, Biden says. The U.S.-designated terrorist group once controlled swaths of Syria and Iraq.
New Orleans attack: Driver acted alone in ISIS-inspired rampage that killed 14, authorities say
At least 14 people were killed and 30 were injured in New Orleans when a person intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd during New Year's celebrations.
New Orleans truck attack: What we know as details emerge about the suspect, the victims and the ‘ISIS-inspired’ plot
Investigators said they recovered an ISIS flag from the pickup truck, and FBI bomb technicians also found two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in coolers: one that was found at the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans streets and one at another intersection about two blocks away.
Mayorkas says New Orleans attack 'not an issue of the border'
He said the Bourbon Street attack was part of "a significant increase in what we term homegrown violent extremism."
New Orleans ISIS terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar prepared bombs with rare explosives never before used in US, Europe: report
ISIS-inspired New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar prepared a “very rare explosive compound” in the two homemade bombs he ...
ISIS no longer rules a territory. But its recruits still pose a global threat
It’s many years since ISIS, also known as Islamic State, held sway over much of Syria and northern Iraq a time when it ...
ISIS threat will stick around ‘for a long time’: Fmr. NSC Counterterrorism Director
Although the attack in New Orleans has been described as a “lone wolf” incident, it was found the attacker had been radicalized and sympathized with ISIS causes. Former Counterterrorism Director for ...
ISIS terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar planned to detonate bombs with transmitter during deadly New Orleans attack
Shamsud-Din Jabbar intended to use a transmitter — which was stashed in his F150 truck — to set off the two IEDs he placed ...
New Orleans attack: Dems, media previously hyped 'White' and 'far-right' terrorism while downplaying ISIS
Prior to the Wednesday terror attack in New Orleans, Democrats and the media obsessed over "far-right" terrorism while ...
New Orleans terrorist’s allegiance to ISIS shows group are still radicalizing – even in the US
"Once they were interested in acquiring more territory, now it's more looking to capture minds. They appeal to those who ...
The shadow of ISIS will loom over the Trump presidency
In his first term, Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State. But still, an array of ISIS-linked or inspired ...
'Beacon of selflessness': ISIS victim Kayla Mueller honored at congressman's swearing-in 10 years after death
Arizona Republican Rep. Abraham Hamadeh was sworn into office on Friday, honoring the memory of ISIS victim Kayla Mueller by ...