ISIS Inspired Attacks Are Increasing Globally: Why They’re So Hard to Stop

The FBI thwarted an ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack. Christian Sturdivant is charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Former National Guardsman Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said also plotted an ISIS-inspired attack in May. The two cases illustrate the growing threat posed by online self-radicalization.

Federal authorities disrupted a planned ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack in Mint Hill, North Carolina, arresting 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant on December 29, 2025.