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Called to Fight

Violent extremists are again recruiting young Muslims in Minnesota. The call to terror continues to trouble federal investigators, Muslim faith leaders, and the nation’s largest Somali-American community.

Attorneys spar in ISIS appeal hearing

Attorneys spar in ISIS appeal hearing

Three Twin Cities men are serving sentences of at least 30 years after being convicted in federal court of conspiring to murder overseas for the terrorist organization.
by Jon Collins

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As life's pressures mounted, he left Minnesota for ISIS

As life's pressures mounted, he left Minnesota for ISIS

Friends say Abdifatah Ahmed was depressed and financially strapped, but was no religious fanatic. Something happened, though, during a November 2013 trip to London. Ahmed never returned to his Minneapolis family. He would become the first Minnesotan to join ISIS.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Twin Cities man convicted for trying to join ISIS is released

Twin Cities man convicted for trying to join ISIS is released

Abdullahi Yusuf, convicted of attempting to join the terror group, has spent almost a year in a federal halfway house. He was released today. The judge cautioned Yusuf he may be ostracized by some in the Somali community.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Anti-extremism programs may see boost in state funds

Two anti-terrorism efforts in Minnesota are still in play after a committee hearing Wednesday at the state Capitol.
by Laura Yuen

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Guled Omar: The path to ISIS and the story you haven't heard

Guled Omar: The path to ISIS and the story you haven't heard

Federal prosecutors have deemed him unfixable and irredeemable. He got the harshest sentence of any of the nine Twin Cities men who tried to join ISIS. But Omar's story is much more complicated than that.
by Laura Yuen

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Here's why judge cut Minnesota ISIS defendant's sentence

Here's why judge cut Minnesota ISIS defendant's sentence

"I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight if I sent you to prison for another five years that you shouldn't have," U.S. District Judge Michael Davis told Hamza Ahmed.
by Laura Yuen

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Mom implores son to 'tell the government what you did' in ISIS case

Mom implores son to 'tell the government what you did' in ISIS case

The mother of one of the nine young Twin Cities men sentenced last week for their roles in a plot to fight for ISIS said she encouraged her son to tell the truth to the government.
by Laura Yuen

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Musse challenging 10-year prison sentence in ISIS trial

Musse challenging 10-year prison sentence in ISIS trial

Hanad Musse's appeal is likely to be the first of many from the nine young men sentenced this week for their roles in an ISIS conspiracy.
by Laura Yuen

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Judge sentences three men to decades in prison in ISIS trial

Judge sentences three men to decades in prison in ISIS trial

A federal judge Wednesday sent three young Twin Cities men to decades in prison for their roles in a plot to leave the United States to fight for the terrorist group ISIS.
by Laura Yuen and Doualy Xaykaothao

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Third ISIS sentence of the day: 10 years

Third ISIS sentence of the day: 10 years

Adnan Farah is one of two brothers who took part in the conspiracy to join the terror group.
by Laura Yuen and Doualy Xaykaothao

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