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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.

Suspicions, speculation grow as FBI's Minn. terror probe churns

Suspicions, speculation grow as FBI's Minn. terror probe churns

Concerns about terrorist recruitment within the United States can test a community's values, experts say. That's playing out now in the Twin Cities.
by Laura Yuen

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3 Denver teens suspected of trying to join ISIS

Police in Arapahoe County, Colo., had originally treated the girls' disappearance as a standard runaway case. The three girls are now home with their families.
by Lauren Hodges

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Man pleads guilty to lying to FBI in al-Shabab probe

Mahdi Hussein Furreh had denied any contact with a fugitive tied to recruitment for the terror group.
by Laura Yuen

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Patrolling Minneapolis parks to stop terror recruiting

Patrolling Minneapolis parks to stop terror recruiting

Community members describe unfamiliar men with "hostile" eyes approaching teens in parks, talking about the Quran and scolding them for associating with infidels. Adults are staying present to try to stop the recruiting.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Terrorists talk nation-building, not death, to recruit Twin Cities youth

Terrorists talk nation-building, not death, to recruit Twin Cities youth

Al-Shabab once lured some in the Twin Cities with talk of rebuilding Somalia. ISIS recruiters now are using slick social media tactics to lure youth to a dream of an Islamic State.
by Peter Cox

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FBI: About a dozen Americans fighting in Syria

FBI: About a dozen Americans fighting in Syria

The number of Americans the government believes is fighting alongside extremist groups in Syria is almost one-tenth the number cited by government officials and lawmakers for months.
by The Associated Press

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Journalist Harun Maruf on Minneapolis men fighting in Syria

Journalist Harun Maruf on Minneapolis men fighting in Syria

Harun Maruf, senior editor with Voice of America's Somali service, on young Somali-Americans whose families believe they have left Minneapolis to join radical groups in Syria.
by Laura Yuen

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