“Bondi Beach attack signals alarming resurgence of Islamic State”, First Post, December 22, 2025
“The recent Sydney Bondi Beach attack, where two gunmen carried out mass shootings on the beach, specifically targeting the Jewish community. However, what was concerning about this terror attack was the ISIS influence. According to a report, one of the Bondi Beach gunmen came to the attention of Australia’s domestic intelligence agency six years ago for his close ties to a Sydney-based Islamic State (IS) terrorism cell. The report further stated that two IS flags were found in their car at Bondi Beach. This attack occurred almost 24 hours after the ISIS ambush in Syria, which killed three Americans and two US soldiers.
The Same Design
Almost last year, a 42-year-old US Army veteran, Shamsud Din Jabbar, crashed a Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd-packed street celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans and then exited the vehicle and opened fire on the crowd. According to reports, this attack has resulted in the killing of at least 15 people and the injury of more than 30. This kind of lone wolf attack on US soil came after almost eight years. The last was in the 2017 New York City truck attack, where eight people were killed and 12 were injured—ISIS then took responsibility.
However, since last year, the terror dynamics have changed, and this recent attack has perhaps indicated a dangerous shift in Islamic State’s striking pattern….”
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