Jihad at Old Dominion University

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Jihad in America is has become a near-daily occurrence. Just days ago, a couple of Muslims threw a homemade bomb at pro-freedom protesters in New York City. A few days before that, a Muslim migrant with a Qur’an and a rifle shot up an Austin, Texas bar. In late January in Washington state, a Muslim asked another man his religion, and then stabbed him and his dog after learning that he was Christian. And on Thursday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, a Muslim went on a shooting spree, murdering one person and injuring two others. Like so many other jihad attacks, this one was eminently preventable in all kinds of ways.

The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that “one person has died and two others were injured in a shooting Thursday morning inside a classroom at Old Dominion University.” Also, the university announced that the gunman has been killed.

NBC News reported that the shooter was “previously convicted of providing material support to ISIS.” Yet nevertheless, he was running around loose. Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, who lived in Sterling, Virginia, may have targeted his victims because of their link to the U.S. military: “The victims have not been identified. Two of them are members of the school’s ROTC program.” The U.S. Army Cadet Command stated: “We can confirm that two members of the university ROTC program were shot and were taken to a local hospital to treat their injuries.”

Also, “officials said Jalloh allegedly targeted an ROTC class and was a former member of the Army National Guard.”

As the political and media establishment always does, they’re obfuscating about this jihadi’s motive. “A motive in the shooting is unclear. The investigation into whether the shooting has a nexus to terrorism remains ongoing, officials said.”

As Old Joe Biden would say, Come on, man! Nothing could be clearer. In fact, Jalloh is a hardened and convicted jihadi. “In 2016, he was arrested for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, according to public court documents. He allegedly attempted to help procure weapons intended to be used in what he anticipated was going to be an attack in the U.S., the complaint said at the time. The complaint also alleged that he attempted to provide funds to individuals hoping to join ISIS.”

Jalloh “pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 2024, according to the Department of Justice.” He was released in December 2024, and now he has gone back to the jihad.

Jalloh also plotted to murder human rights activist Pamela Geller. WND reported in July 2016 that Jalloh “encouraged a ‘targeted’ assassination attempt against internationally renowned human rights activist and anti-Shariah campaigner Pamela Geller.”

Jalloh was “focused on conducting a Fort Hood-style massacre against the United States armed forces,” which appears to be something like the attack he carried out on Thursday. However, Jalloh “also spoke to an undercover FBI source designated “CHS1” about other potential operations, including killing a specific person. Evidence suggests the most likely target was Pamela Geller.” He fulminated against her for organizing the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland, Texas in May 2015, and declared that she ought to be targeted for allegedly insulting Muhammad.

So what is unclear about Mohamed Jalloh’s motive? He was convicted of supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2017 and just released from prison in December 2024. His rage at Geller over the drawings of Muhammad make his motive abundantly clear. After he was released from prison, why wasn’t he stripped of his citizenship (he was a native of Sierra Leone and a naturalized citizen of the U.S.) and deported?

And clearly the time he spent in prison didn’t change his views. Will authorities review and revise the way they treat jihadi prisoners, and start active efforts to disabuse them of their jihadist views? Not a chance. That would be “Islamophobic.”

And so after this latest incident of jihad at Old Dominion University, one thing is certain: there will be many more, because authorities lack the will to identify the real source of the problem, and to do anything effective to counter it. Americans could well look back upon these days as the time when jihad attacks were rare.