US EditionSuspected ISIS member arrested in connection with Bourbon Street attack, Iraqi officials say
- Iraqi officials detained a suspect connected to the New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
- The arrest was made following a formal appeal from the U.S. Government seeking help with the investigation into the attack involving a truck driven into a crowd.
- The attack resulted in 14 fatalities and 35 injuries, and the perpetrator, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar from Texas, was fatally wounded by law enforcement following the truck crash.
- The FBI confirmed Jabbar posted support for the Islamic State on Facebook and traced his activities leading up to the attack, including his December 31 arrival in New Orleans.
- The suspect arrested in Iraq will be prosecuted under anti-terrorism laws, but officials have not released the suspect's name or specific role in the attack.
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Suspected ISIS Operative Arrested in Iraq in Connection to New Year's Day New Orleans Bourbon Street Killings
The war on terror didn’t die—it just got Wi-Fi and a new playbook, and if you think it's over, you're already a step behind the next lunatic with a martyr complex and a truck full of hate. #NewOrleansAttack #ISISThreat #DomesticTerrorism #NationalSecurity #SarahAdamsReports
Shock twist in Nola terror attack that killed 14 as second suspect is arrested
A SECOND suspect with ISIS ties has been arrested following the brutal New Orleans terror attack that left 14 people dead and injured at least 57 more. The arrest came months after Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed his Ford F-150 through crowds of New Year’s Day partiers and was killed by cops in a shootout. A second arrest has been made after Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed his Ford F-150 through crowds of New Year’s Day partiers in New OrleansAP ReutersJabb…
Iraq Detains Islamic State Suspect Accused of Helping to Incite New Orleans Truck-Ramming Attack
An official with the Islamic State group has been detained in Iraq, suspected of being involved with inciting the pickup truck-ramming attack in New Orleans that killed more than a dozen people celebrating the start of 2025, Iraqi authorities said.
Potential accomplice arrested in New Orleans New Year's terror attack
The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq confirmed the arrest of a suspected ISIS member accused of inciting the deadly New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to multiple news outlets. The attack, during which the driver of a truck plowed through a crowded Bourbon Street, killed 14 people and injured 57 others. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar of Texas, was believed by the FBI to have acted alone —…
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