{"id":2528632,"date":"2026-01-02T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-reportedly-foils-isis-linked-new-years-eve-terror-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:32:49","slug":"breaking-fbi-reportedly-foils-isis-linked-new-years-eve-terror-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-reportedly-foils-isis-linked-new-years-eve-terror-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: FBI Reportedly Foils ISIS-Linked New Year&#8217;s Eve Terror 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%2Fbreaking-fbi-reportedly-foils-isis-linked-new-years-eve-terror-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=2528632&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>An 18-year-old mint Hill, North Carolina resident, Christian Sturdivant, was arrested by the FBI after allegedly planning an ISIS-inspired New Year&#8217;s Eve attack on local public venues, including a grocery store and a Burger King. Authorities say Sturdivant communicated online with a government undercover operative, declaring &#8220;I will do jihad soon&#8221; and calling himself &#8220;a soldier of the state.&#8221; A Dec. 29 search of his home turned up a handwritten plan titled &#8220;New Years Attack 2026,&#8221; lists of weapons and gear (vest, mask, tactical gloves, knives), hammers, and notes describing a goal of stabbing 20-21 victims and a &#8220;martyrdom&#8221; plot to target responding police. Officials including the U.S. attorney, the FBI director, and the attorney general credited coordination between federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local law enforcement<\/a> for thwarting the attack. Sturdivant has been charged with attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"Trump Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">provide material support<\/a> to a foreign terrorist organization and is in federal custody,facing up to 20 years in prison.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A suspected terrorist sympathizer who allegedly planned to ring out the old year in blood is spending the first days of the new year behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>The man, identified as 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant of Mint Hill, North Carolina, was arrested by the FBI after planning a New Year&rsquo;s Eve attack in his town, just outside Charlotte, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fbi-disrupts-alleged-isis-inspired-new-years-eve-attack-plot-targeting-nc-grocery-store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This successful collaboration between federal and local law enforcement saved American lives from a horrific terrorist attack on New Year&rsquo;s Eve,&rdquo; Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This successful collaboration between federal and local law enforcement saved American lives from a horrific terrorist attack on New Year&rsquo;s Eve. The Department of Justice remains vigilant in our pursuit of evil ISIS sympathizers &mdash; anyone plotting to commit such depraved attacks&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/65IZARb2Zk\">https:\/\/t.co\/65IZARb2Zk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2007127011970429352?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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); 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\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>&ldquo;Our teams quickly identified the threat and acted decisively &mdash; no doubt saving American lives in the process,&rdquo; FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement, Fox reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox, authorities got wind of the potential attack when Sturdivant began to communicate with someone he thought was affiliated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/son-famous-poet-arrested-connection-isis-inspired-halloween-terror-plot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic State group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His correspondent was actually an &ldquo;online covert employee&rdquo; of the government &mdash; referred to as &ldquo;OC&rdquo; in court documents, Fox reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During his online communications with the OC, Sturdivant said, &lsquo;I will do jihad soon,&rsquo; and proclaimed he was &lsquo;a soldier of the state,&rsquo; meaning ISIS,&rdquo; the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office said in a statement, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In subsequent online communications with the OC, Sturdivant indicated that he planned to attack a specific grocery store in North Carolina and discussed plans to purchase a firearm to use along with the knives during the attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The attack was to occur at a Burger King restaurant and a grocery store, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/fbi-stops-potential-isis-inspired-155904666.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSOC-TV<\/a> in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>The locations were typical of &ldquo;places that we go every day and don&rsquo;t think that we may be harmed,&rdquo; Russ Ferguson, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said at a news conference Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Officials reveal the name of the would-be Terrorist in North Carolina who was planning an attack on New Year&rsquo;s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;18-Year-Old Christian Sturdivant&mdash;it was a VERY well planned and thoughtful attack he had planned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People WERE going to DIE!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yIlNze400S\">pic.twitter.com\/yIlNze400S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Patriot Oasis&trade; (@ThePatriotOasis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePatriotOasis\/status\/2007130246483513618?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was preparing for jihad, and innocent people were going to die. And we were very, very fortunate they did not,&rdquo; Ferguson said.<\/p>\n<p>When law enforcement agents raided Sturdivant&rsquo;s residence Dec. 29, they found handwritten documents, including one titled &ldquo;New Years Attack 2026,&rdquo; which listed items that would be used in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>They included &ldquo;a vest, mask, tactical gloves, and two knives,&rdquo; Fox reported.<\/p>\n<p>The list also included &ldquo;a goal of stabbing as many civilians as possible and [the] total number of victims as 20 to 21. The note also included a section listed as &lsquo;martyrdom Op,&rsquo; with a plan to attack police that arrived at the site of the attack so the defendant would die a martyr,&rdquo; the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office stated, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ind-law-enforcement-announces-biggest-drug-bust-in-bartholomew-county-history\/\" title=\"Ind. law enforcement announces biggest drug bust in Bartholomew County history\">law enforcement seized<\/a> from Sturdivant&rsquo;s bedroom a blue hammer, a wooden handled hammer, and two butcher knives hidden underneath the defendant&rsquo;s bed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The FBI announced on Friday that it thwarted a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-michigan-men-face-federal-charges-over-alleged-halloween-terrorist-plot\/\" title=\"Two Michigan men face ... charges over alleged Halloween ... plot\">potential terrorist attack&#038;rdquo<\/a>; inspired by ISIS on New Year&rsquo;s Eve in North Carolina. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o4fCZiME81\">https:\/\/t.co\/o4fCZiME81<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC News 4 (@ABCNews4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCNews4\/status\/2007142373353005521?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sturdivant made his initial appearance in federal court Friday morning, Ferguson said at the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>He is charged with attempting to provide material support to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-military-kills-senior-isis-leader-two-sons-early-morning-raid-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign terrorist organization<\/a>, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>He is in federal custody and faces up to 20 years in prison, according to WSOC.<\/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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