{"id":2515124,"date":"2025-11-27T07:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-national-guard-shooter-shouted-allahu-akbar-during-dc-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T07:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:18:04","slug":"report-national-guard-shooter-shouted-allahu-akbar-during-dc-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-national-guard-shooter-shouted-allahu-akbar-during-dc-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: National Guard Shooter Shouted &#8216;Allahu Akbar&#8217; During DC Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-national-guard-shooter-shouted-allahu-akbar-during-dc-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal,a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the U.S. in September 2021 under the Biden governance&#8217;s Operation Allies Welcome, allegedly shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.,in what officials are treating as a &#8220;targeted&#8221; attack. Eyewitnesses reported that the suspect shouted &#8220;Allahu Akbar&#8221; after the shooting, suggesting a possible Islamic terrorist motive.The two Guardsmen, both from West Virginia, were shot in the head and remain in critical condition. The suspect was wounded and hospitalized after being subdued by Guardsmen-one used a pocket knife to stab him,while another <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fired multiple shots<\/a>. Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential act of terrorism, although the motive has not been definitively established.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man who allegedly shot two National Guardsmen during what officials are calling a &ldquo;targeted&rdquo; attack in the nation&rsquo;s capital yelled &ldquo;Allahu Akbar&rdquo; after the shooting, according to reports from those on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The new eyewitness accounts come on top of reports that the man involved was an Afghan national who was brought to the United States under former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s chaotic withdrawal from the war-torn country and lent additional credibility to the theory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-two-west-virginia-national-guardsmen-killed-washington-d-c-shooting-suspect-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that the shooting<\/a> was an act of Islamic terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Julio Rosas, who has written for multiple political outlets, wrote on X that a law enforcement &ldquo;source in D.C. tells me the National Guardsmen shooting suspect is an Afghan national who used a revolver.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That national has now been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/live-updates-shooting-washington-dc-white-house-rcna246122#rcrd93574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, a 29-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-national-guard-shooter-afghan-national-potential-terrorist-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghani man<\/a> whose last known address was in Bellingham, Washington. Fox News&rsquo; Bill Melugin said that the suspect had arrived in the country in September of 2021 as part of the Operation Allies Welcome program; he had reportedly overstayed his visa and was now in the United States illegally.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-national-guard-shooter-entered-us-under-biden-immigration-program-in-2021-during-afghan-withdrawal-report\/\" title=\"... Guard Shooter Entered US Under Biden Immigration Program in 2021 During Afghan Withdrawal: Report\">multiple federal law enforcement sources<\/a>, the suspect in custody for the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in DC is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. on 9\/8\/2021 as part of the Biden admin&rsquo;s Operation Allies Welcome in the aftermath of the US withdrawal&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1993838910267641961?\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rosas, describing the scene, said that &ldquo;[a] National Guardsman, who was not armed with a firearm, used a pocket knife to stab the suspect. Another Guardsman responded to the gunfire and shot the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/customer-who-fatally-shot-houston-taqueria-robbery-suspect-sought-for-questioning\/\" title=\"Customer Who Fatally ... Houston Taqueria Robbery ... Sought For Questioning\">suspect multiple times<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect reportedly shouted, &lsquo;Allahu akbar!&rsquo;&rdquo; Rosas concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;LE source in D.C. tells me the National Guardsmen shooting suspect is an Afghan national who used a revolver.<\/p>\n<p>A National Guardsman, who was not armed with a firearm, used a pocket knife to stab the suspect. Another Guardsman responded to the gunfire and shot the suspect&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1993828457877241938?\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/terrorist-yelling-allahu-akbar-rams-car-crowd-pedestrians-authorities-initially-claim-motive-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allahu Akbar<\/a>,&rdquo; or &ldquo;God is the greatest&rdquo; in Arabic, is often yelled by individuals taking part in Islamist-related terror attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The National Guard members, who were from West Virginia, were both shot in the head and are in critical condition as of Wednesday evening. The suspect was also shot and remains in the hospital, his condition unknown.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The will initially investigate the shooting as a possible act of terrorism,&rdquo; NBC News reported, citing &ldquo;two senior U.S. law enforcement officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The network added, however, that the shooter&rsquo;s &ldquo;motive has not been determined, and the nature of the investigation could change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Reports from both networks and law enforcement authorities could not confirm that the suspect shouted &ldquo;Allahu Akbar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect came around the corner, he immediately started firing a firearm at the two National Guard members,&rdquo; said Executive Assistant Police Chief Jeffery Carroll.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll added that other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-never-back-trump-hegseth-refuse-yield-national-guardsmen-shot-sending-500-troops-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Guard troops<\/a> heard the gunfire and responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They actually were able to intervene and to kind of hold down the suspect, after he had been shot, on the ground until law enforcement got there within moments,&rdquo; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Additional reports indicate that the suspect is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. during former President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan. This information supports the possibility that the shooting was an act of Islamic terrorism. Julio Rosas, a political writer, shared on X that a law enforcement source confirmed the suspect is Afghan and used a revolver. NBC News identified him as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal from Bellingham, Washington. Fox News&#8217; Bill Melugin reported that Lakanwal arrived in September 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome but overstayed his visa and is now in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Rosas described how one unarmed National Guardsman used a pocket knife to stab the suspect while another Guardsman returned fire multiple times. The two Guardsmen, both from West Virginia and shot in the head, remain in critical condition; the suspect was also shot and hospitalized with unknown status.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are initially investigating this as a potential terrorist act but have not yet determined motive or confirmed all details about what was shouted during the attack. 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