New Orleans raises specter of persistent ISIS threat

“The group has counselled patience in its efforts to target the United States and other Western countries since it lost its self-declared 'caliphate' territory in Iraq and Syria in 2019, said Lucas Webber, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, a nongovernmental organisation that aims to disrupt extremists’ use of the internet.

Still, Webber said, it “has remained highly active online, and a robust official and supporting network of propaganda outlets have flourished across platforms."

ISIS also has “ramped up” its operations in recent months to carry out or guide attacks on its perceived enemies, Webber said."

NBC News, 02 January 2025