Whether the man behind the recent New Orleans killing spree, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was recruited from abroad or merely acted “alone,” as the FBI claims, is beside the point, as he is part of a trend at the start of 2025: the rise around the globe of terrorism inspired by Islamist teachings.
“The idea that radical Islamicism has gone away as a problem for the United States or our friends and allies — ask Israel — is really a huge mistake,” a former national security adviser, John Bolton, told CNN. One case he mentioned is how the Khorasan group, known as ISIS-K, has established itself in Afghanistan.
ISIS-K is a globalist jihadist group that is strictly opposed to any group that does not adhere to its vision of Sunni Islam, including Christians, Jews, and even Shia Muslims. In 2024 it struck a memorial service in Iran, a church in Turkey, and a concert hall in Russia. Altogether, these attacks have killed 250 people.
The group is recognized by the U.S. counterterrorism center as one of the most lethal ISIS branches. Among its other enemies, the terror group is fighting its Afghani host, the Taliban. In December, a suicide car bomber killed a senior member of the Taliban government, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani.
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