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New Orleans raises specter of persistent ISIS threat

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ISIS flag allegedly found in truck used in New Orleans car-ramming attack on New Year's Day .

President Joe Biden says FBI told him ISIS videos “indicating that he was inspired by ISIS ’s” ISIS flag was found in the truck Shamsud-Din Jabbar used, law enforcement officials say.

ISIS remains a “stubid and persistent threat and one which simply isn’t going to fade away, expert says.

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

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria could open a potential strategic opportunity for ISIS , experts say.

ISIS controlled a vast swath of territory in Syria and Iraq , which it used to stage attacks in the region and abroad.