"El ataque en Nueva Orleans evidencia la influencia de la marca ISIS en la propagación del terror en Occidente"

La bandera negra del Estado Islámico (ISIS) ha vuelto a ser asociada a un ataque brutal en Estados Unidos. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, un texano de 42 años, asesinó al menos a 14 personas con su vehículo y un arma de fuego durante las celebraciones de Año Nuevo en Nueva Orleans. Horas después, el presidente Joe Biden declaró que el ataque fue “inspirado por ISIS.”

The jihadist group’s flag, found on the van Jabbar used to plow into the crowd, is not the only connection linking him to the terror organization rooted in Syria and Iraq. Investigators have also uncovered videos on social media in which Jabbar swore allegiance to ISIS. Sources close to the investigation, speaking to local press, suggest that Jabbar’s declaration of loyalty to the group may have been an attempt to escape his troubled personal life. He had three children, two ex-wives, and reportedly planned to gather his family for a “celebration” with the intention of killing them.

This allegiance, the process of radicalization, and the method chosen for the attack serve as clear evidence of the enduring influence ISIS holds as a catalyst for spreading terror in the West, even more than five years after the fall of its caliphate.