An Islamic State patch on an HTS fighter’s uniform in Damascus, Syria, last month
AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/REUTERSThe Islamic State (IS) threat on the US homeland has caused renewed concern as more details emerged about the man allegedly behind what the FBI is calling an “act of terrorism” in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 and injured scores more.
US citizen and army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was killed in the attack after driving into partygoers on Bourbon Street and engaging police in a gunfight. Found inside his rental truck was the black flag of IS; it was later revealed he had pledged allegiance to the group in a series