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New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism

  • Written by Sara Harmouch, Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs, American University
imageShamsud-Din Jabbar drove a white Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans.Matthew Hinton/AFP via Getty Images

The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups.

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