What is the Islamic State? Terror group flag seen at New Orleans attack
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The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was flying an Islamic State flag during the assault. The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in the New Orleans truck attack.
![[Police investigators surround a white truck that has been crashed into a work lift in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/02/08/2191462801.jpg)
A total of 15 people have been killed in the New Year’s Day attack. Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year’s Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said in a statement late Wednesday that they will release the names of the dead once autopsies are complete and they’ve talked with the next of kin. At least 35 people were injured.
![[Matthias Hauswirth of New Orleans prays on the street near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/02/08/SEI234742636-%281%29.jpg)
The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas who once served in Afghanistan, was flying an Islamic State flag during the assault. U.S. President Joe Biden said that the FBI reported to him that Jabbar had posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by Islamic State.
![[Edward Bruski hugs New Orleans Police Officer Zachary Stevenson on Canal street, near the French Quarter]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/02/08/2025-01-01T220930Z_2054666075_RC291CADI2MA_RTRMADP_3_USA-SECURITY-NEW-ORLEANS.jpg)
Following are facts about the movement, considered by analysts to be more violent and extremist than al Qaeda. The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Somalia’s northeastern region of Puntland a day earlier, the group posted on its Telegram channel.
