House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., said Wednesday that “national security failures over the past four years” have been “confirmed” foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and extreme domestic violence.
The committee on Wednesday morning released an updated version of its Terror Threat Snapshot analysis, highlighting the threats posed by people over at home inspired by foreign jihadist networks like ISIS in America and around the world.
“Confirmed by the national security failures of the past four years, foreign terrorist organizations and foreign jihadist networks remain committed to recruiting and converting people in the US.”
The updated report comes less than a month after Texas native and US Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar killed civilians on Jan. 14. 1, when he drove a truck through crowds of New Year's Eve revelers on Bourbon Street around 3 a.m. in what federal officials described as. A terrorist attack inspired by ISIS.
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“The terrorist attack in New Orleans was a stark reminder that the threat of terrorism in America is alive and well,” Green said. “The House Homeland Security Committee highlighted this issue back in October, and, sadly, Americans have seen a significant increase in these threats over the past three months.”
The report details more than 50 jihadist cases across 30 countries between April 2021 and January 2025, including “numerous attempts to provide support to ISIS,” “providing material support to Hizballah and. al-Qaeda,” “receiving military training from ISIS and Hizballah” and “vehicle attacks.”
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Authorities on Bourbon Street after a car plowed into a crowd at New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
From the withdrawal of Afghanistan in August 2021 to the attack in New Orleans, the report includes a comprehensive list of all terrorist attacks and arrests since former President Biden took office four years ago ago.
“There is no doubt that our national security is at a critical juncture after the past four years of failed leadership.”
Committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger said Wednesday that “Americans have been the target of terrorists at public events, and ISIS and al Qaeda are emboldened in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia – the east.
The FBI released surveillance photos showing Shamsud-Din Jabbar an hour before he drove a truck on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on January 1, 2025. (FBI via AP)
“There is a lot of work to be done to pave the way and strengthen the defense of our country. That work begins now.”
The committee also noted that car bombings like the one in New Orleans are emerging as a significant and growing threat.
Many victims of the New Orleans attack have accused the city of negligence, citing the number of times the threat of a terrorist attack on Bourbon Street is mentioned in the city's official planning documents.
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Investigators gather after someone drove a car into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Another lawsuit filed on behalf of seven victims by Morris Bart, LLC, alleges that the defendants “had years of opportunities to correct this known problem,” and “(c)ity contracts failed to fulfill contractual obligations and to perform the work in sequence.
“Another situation presented by (contractor) Mott MacDonald eight months prior to this accident involved a Ford F-150 truck making a right turn onto Bourbon Street from Canal Street, a threat “The same horrible thing that seemed to be expected before December 31st.”
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Police investigate a crime on Bourbon Street, New Orleans Jan. 1, 2025. The driver drove through the crowds of people celebrating the New Year and started firing a weapon early in the morning. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
Official proposals for security measures in New Orleans in the French Quarter as part of a $2.3 billion infrastructure project that began in 2017 included the installation of new bollards on Bourbon Street to prevent high-traffic accidents. which the FBI has identified as a potential threat to the popular tourist destination.
The city began planning enhanced security measures, including bollards aimed at blocking cars from the French Quarter's busy streets, around then.
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“The part of France is often full of pedestrians and represents an area where a mass accident can occur,” he said. The 2017 report says. “This area also presents a high risk and terrorist target area that the FBI has identified as an issue the City must address.
“After the attacks in Nice, France; London, England; and the recent incident in NYC's Times Square that cited bollards as saving lives, it is clear how popular tourist destinations can be threatened by attackers with cars and weapons.”
An Islamic State-affiliated terrorist poses with an ISIS flag in 2015. (Photos from the History Group/Universal Images via Getty Images)
A separate, confidential 2019 report obtained by Fox News from the security consulting firm Interfor International, warned Bourbon Street was a “high-profile target” in New Orleans for a terrorist attack. A 60-page safety review submitted by the French Quarterly Management District states bluntly, “The current bollard system on Bourbon Street does not appear to be working.”
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The FBI is continuing to investigate the attack and said Jabbar was inspired by ISIS extremism.
Federal officials announced last week that Jabbar had visited New Orleans twice — once in Oct. 30, 2024, and on Nov. 10. 2024. The attacker also visited Cairo, Egypt, and Toronto, Canada, before the attack. , the FBI said.
Although it is clear that Jabbar was working alone, authorities are still investigating whether he was with other people.