Islamic terrorism is defined as any terrorist act or campaign which is committed by individuals or terrorist organizations who openly proclaim Islamic motivations behind their acts. Although the highest numbers of incidents occur in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Nigeria, Islamic terrorism has been on the rise all over the world, including the West.
According to the Peruvian National Police's (PNP) post, the suspects both have Peruvian citizenship, though one of them is through marriage. They were arrested for attempting to form a terror cell.
The embassy, which has repeatedly urged all US citizens to leave Russia immediately, gave no further details about the nature of the threat.
More than 200 students and faculty kidnapped from a town in northern Nigeria, as hostage-taking remains endemic to Nigeria, disrupting lives and preventing students from obtaining an education.
Vidal-Quadras was included on an Iranian sanctions list issued in October 2022 in retaliation for EU sanctions imposed after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
"It is very serious that Iranian agents on Swedish territory have tried to murder Swedish citizens," said Defense Minister Billström.
While the Houthis claimed that they are targeting international shipping to help Palestinians in Gaza, their actions are limiting aid reaching them.
Those killed were members of Daulah Islamiyah, a pro-Islamic State militant group that took control of the southern Marawi city in 2017 and held it through five months of ground offensives.
ISIS-K first emerged in Afghanistan in 2015 after ISIS terrorists declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and has since grown in strength since the US departure from Afrghastigan.
The school was the site of protests in December after parents were asked to speak to their children about inappropriate comments made on school grounds relating to the Israel-Hamas war.
Arms trading, supporting actions undermining the stability or security of Israel, and involvement in serious humanitarian law or human rights breaches were cited as possible reasons for sanctioning.