An ISIS-linked group urged Muslims to carry out New Year's Eve attacks in New Orleans prior to the planned massacre.

On Wednesday morning in New Orleans, a truck that had plowed into a crowd was found to have an ISIS flag attached to its trailer hitch.

An ISIS-linked group urged Muslims to carry out New Year's Eve attacks in New Orleans prior to the planned massacre.
An ISIS-linked group urged Muslims to carry out New Year's Eve attacks in New Orleans prior to the planned massacre.

On Bourbon Street in New Orleans, a driver who was wearing an ISIS flag killed 10 people and injured many more after driving a pickup truck into a crowd celebrating the New Year, just days after a pro-ISIS outlet urged Muslims to wage jihad in the U.S., Europe, and Russia.

On New Year's Day at approximately 3:15 a.m., a tragic event occurred and the FBI identified the driver as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar from Texas.

The suspect died after jumping out of his truck and exchanging gunfire with police officers, according to authorities.

On Wednesday, the FBI informed reporters that an ISIS flag was found on the trailer hitch of the vehicle belonging to Din Jabbar. The FBI is currently investigating his potential ties to the terrorist organization.

Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street
Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

On Sunday, a pro-ISIS outlet on Telegram urged Muslims residing in the US, Europe, and Russia to carry out attacks on New Year's Eve.

Monotheists in Europe, America, Russia, and other lands of the Crusaders, we understand your desire to join your brothers in the land of Jihad, but the paths have been cut off for you. The Crusaders' security has been prolonged, and your brothers are being killed.

police on Bourbon Street
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 1: Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement.  (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)

"It is time to remove the swords from their sheaths and tie the horses in their places, as Allah loves and is pleased with them. They are preparing for a feast of their polytheism, so turn their celebration into mourning and their happiness into a tragedy."

The outlet questioned Muslims, or "Crusaders," about their safety at home while their family members were imprisoned in detention centers and camps, then urged them to repeat the attack on their oppressors and follow in the footsteps of those who came before them.

"Be ready to pounce on opportunities and strike like a fierce lion, waiting patiently for your prey to come within your grasp. Do not falter or cower, and remember the words of Allah: 'Fight the polytheists all together as they fight you all together, so put your trust in God and repeat the days of terror against the Crusaders with killing, spite and torture.' As the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: 'An unbeliever and his killer will never meet in the Fire, so support God and He will support you, and be honest with Him.'"

A suspected terror attack on a Christmas market in Germany occurred nearly two weeks before the attack in New Orleans.

A Saudi psychiatrist was arrested for the Dec. 20 car-ramming at a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which resulted in the death of five people, including a nine-year-old boy, and over 200 injuries.

by Greg Wehner

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