An ISIS member accused of inciting the January 1st terrorist attack on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, which killed 14 people and injured 57, was arrested in Iraq, the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq announced Tuesday.

The suspect, unidentified in reports, allegedly radicalized Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Texas who executed the attack. Jabbar drove a rented Ford F-150 truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street at around 3 a.m., killing 14 and injuring dozens before being killed in a police shootout. Jabbar had declared allegiance to ISIS in social media videos, stating he joined the group before summer 2024.

Iraq’s First Karkh Investigation Court reported the suspect, part of ISIS’s Foreign Operations Office, was detained following U.S. requests and evidence analysis. The individual will face trial in Iraq under anti-terrorism laws for ISIS membership. Details of the incitement were not disclosed.

The FBI’s New Orleans field office said, “The FBI’s investigation into the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans remains active and ongoing. While we continue to work with our law enforcement partners, both in the U.S. and internationally, based on the information to date, we continue to believe that Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone in carrying out the attack.”

Jabbar bypassed temporary barriers on Bourbon Street, where permanent bollards were being repaired for the Super Bowl. He planted two non-functional improvised explosive devices in the French Quarter and had an ISIS flag in his truck.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry praised the arrest, saying, “This goes to show you the resiliency of the state and the commitment that our law enforcement partners, whether they be at the federal, state, or local level, have in making sure that we’re safe in Louisiana.”

Victims included an 18-year-old aspiring nurse, a single mother, a father of two, and a former Princeton football star. A lawsuit filed in February 2025 by survivors and victims’ families claims New Orleans officials were negligent in security measures.

The ongoing FBI investigation has not ruled out additional accomplices.

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