ISIS is Making a Comeback as U.S. Intelligence Warns Terrorism Threat is Escalating

They were almost just a bloody footnote in history. But despite many thousands of its fighters killed and captured, its organizational structure smashed, its leadership in the grave, and its so-called “caliphate” destroyed, the Islamic State is still inspiring terrorist attacks around the world.

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Their latest inspirational success was in New Orleans, where Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native and U.S. Army veteran, was radicalized online over the last year. He rarely attended the nearby mosque or another mosque located a short drive away. But his belief in Islam darkened as his personal life fell apart. Three divorces and money troubles due to large alimony and child support payments weighed heavily on him. Even after going to work at Deloitte, making $120,000

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