An official with the Islamic State group has been detained in Iraq, suspected of being involved with inciting the pickup truck-ramming attack in New Orleans that killed more than a dozen people celebrating the start of 2025, Iraqi authorities said.

Iraqi authorities have arrested an ISIS suspect linked to the New Year's terror attack in New Orleans. The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq said the arrest came after an official U.S. request for assistance in investigating the attack. The suspect's name and role in the attack have not been released.

The unidentified suspect is believed to be affiliated with the Islamic State militant group, according to Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council.