The driver of a pick-up truck that rammed into crowds on New Year's Day, killing 15, has been named as Shamsud-Din Jabbar.

FBI officials said they believe Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone in New Orleans in what they described as a terror attack inspired by ISIS. “Let me be very clear ...

A driver rammed into a crowd in New Orleans during a New Year's celebration, killing 10 and injuring more than 30, with the FBI investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.

The attack that killed 14 in New Orleans comes at a difficult time for the FBI, as it finds itself buffeted by suspicion and public criticism from lawmakers, especially allies of President-elect Donald Trump.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar recently renewed his Muslim faith after abandoning it in his 20s and 30s, his half-brother said.

The FBI also said Jabbar traveled to New Orleans twice before, apparently to surveil the Bourbon Street area. Some observers, however, are jumping to too many conclusions. Because Jabbar declared his allegiance to Islamic State,

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The majority of attacks inside the U.S. since 9/11 have been perpetrated by people who had little connection to a terrorist organization.

It is the deadliest attack by ISIS on the West in several years. But still, almost a week later, the group also known as Islamic State has yet to issue its trademark claim of responsibility for the horrific New Year’s violence in New Orleans.

The terror attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people is considered the deadliest Islamic State-inspired assault on U.S. soil in recent years.