The U.S. State Department announced the inclusion of five foreigners, some of them with dual Arab and European nationalities, on the terrorism list because they belong to ISIS and Al Qaeda organizations. The US State Department disclosed the identities of those listed on the terrorism list, including the Swedish of Tunisian origin, Sami Buras as well as the British-Sudanese Shafei Sheikh.

"The five men pose a serious threat and have been determined to commit extremist acts that threaten the security of citizens or national security, foreign policy and the economy of the United States," the statement said. The Foreign Office banned any dealings with the five individuals and froze their property within the United States. . The 42-year-old Sami Boras is a Swedish citizen of Tunisian descent who is a member of al-Qaeda and has been involved in planning suicide attacks.

Sami bin Bashir was born on May 6, 1975 in the city of Djerba. He lived in a neighborhood of the Bourguiba house in the state of Bizerte. He lived in the area of ​​Ariana in Tunis. He was arrested by the political police on 11 October 2003. The Court of Appeal of Tunisia sentenced him for four years imprisonment and 5 years administrative control.

Sami Boras traveled to Libya in November 2006, and to Italy in July 2007. In August 2007, he moved to Marseille in France and then moved to Sweden in January 2008. In June 2008, the Immigration Department was asked to normalize its status and enable it to resort to political asylum.