The US Army has released assignments for the 2 men who carried out the New Year’s Day attacks
Newly released military documents The New Year’s Day attackers, Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, were both stationed at then-Fort Bragg and deployed to Afghanistan, but the two never served together.
On New Year’s Day, both Livelsberger and Jabbar carried out attacks in two major US cities.
Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas, tied the trailer of a truck with an ISIS flag to his rented pickup truck on Bourbon Street. New Orleans in the early hours of the morning, more than ten people died and dozens were injured. Livelsberger detonated his Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas earlier that morning.
Both men served in the military and were stationed at Fort Bragg, a North Carolina military base now known as Fort Liberty, investigators said earlier in the investigation. They were also stationed in Afghanistan at the same time, leading some to speculate that the two incidents were linked and that the two men were working together.
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The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that blew up in front of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day has been identified as Matthew Livelsberger, an active duty military serviceman. Livelsberger’s attack came hours after Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a pickup truck into people in New Orleans. (Fox News)
But on Sunday, Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Ruth Castro said Livelsberger and Jabbar did not serve together, despite their overlap.
The Army also issued assignments for Livelsberger and Jabbar to indicate where they were both stationed and in what role they served.
While on active duty, Jabbar served as a human resources specialist and was stationed at Fort Richardson, Arkansas from January 2008 to September 2010.
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Shamsud-Din Jabbar is seen at Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk) in Louisiana in November 2013 in this photo obtained from social media. (1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division via Facebook via Reuters)
From February 2008 to October 2010, Livelsberger was stationed in Germany with the 10th Special Forces Group. Between May and December 2009 and June and September 2010, Livelsberger was deployed to Afghanistan.
Although both men were deployed to Afghanistan at the same time, the Army said they were among 100,000 US troops deployed to the country.
Jabbar was stationed with the 1st 82nd Infantry Interim Unit at Fort Bragg from June 2011 to January 2015, and Livelsberger was stationed there with the Cadet Support Battalion from December 2012 to October 2013.
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Matthew Livelsberger poses in an undated photo. (Fox News)
While they were stationed at Fort Bragg in 2012, 50,000 US troops were also stationed there, the Army said.
The FBI said last week it had found no potential terrorist connection to Livelsberger.
At a press conference Friday afternoon, Las Vegas Metro Sheriff Kevin McMahill spoke about Livelsberger’s struggle with PTSD and a possible motive for his New Year’s Day attack.
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Cybertruck on fire, left, and investigators surveying the damage, right. (via Alcides Antunes/REUTERS | Las Vegas Police Department via AP)
“While this incident is more public and more sensational than ever, it ultimately appears to be a tragic suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran. Coping with PTSD and other issues,” said McMahill.
On Friday, police officials also released portions of Livelsberger’s “manifesto.”
“It wasn’t a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call,” according to truncated notes shared by Livelsberger. las vegas police. “Americans only care about spectacle and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives?”
On the other hand, he said the attack in New Orleans was clearly inspired by terrorism. According to authorities, Jabbar, who pledged allegiance to ISIS, killed 14 people and wounded dozens. They returned fire and killed him.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
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