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.

September 16, 2014 7:07 PM

Twin Cities chosen as pilot site for anti-terror program

Federal officials plan to run a pilot program in the Twin Cities that aims to deter young Somalis from succumbing to violent ideology. It will help local organizations within the Somali community offer young people positive alternatives to extremism.

by Laura Yuen

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September 11, 2014 1:09 PM

Gone to Syria: Family fears woman latest Minnesotan drawn to war-torn region

A 19-year-old Muslim woman who disappeared from the Twin Cities unexpectedly surfaces in Syria. Her family believes she is in a dangerous place, one that continues to lure Minnesotans for jihad.

by Laura Yuen

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September 2, 2014 2:43 PM

Franken wants to monitor Minnesotans with ties to ISIS

The Democratic senator said he hopes to meet soon with FBI officials in Saint Paul for an update on their assessment of the Minnesota-ISIS connection.

by Mark Zdechlik

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August 29, 2014 6:49 PM

Minneapolis mom reflects on son and friend both lost to jihad

In photographs just a handful of years old, Douglas McAuthur McCain and Troy Castigar bear the confident yet goofy smiles of teenagers. But today, both are gone, claimed by a holy war that Castigar's mother insists wasn't theirs to fight.

by Laura Yuen

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August 29, 2014 5:42 AM

FBI tries to stem flow of recruits to Syria; 2nd Minnesotan feared dead

More Minnesotans are on the way to Syria, the FBI says. Two are now feared to have died fighting with militants.

by Laura Yuen and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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August 28, 2014 12:01 PM

FBI official: People recently left Minnesota to fight in Syria

People living in Minnesota continue to travel overseas to fight for terrorist organizations in Syria, the top FBI official in Minneapolis said Thursday.

by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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August 28, 2014 9:00 AM

How the FBI tracks Americans fighting in Syria

FBI director James Comey said in June that roughly 100 people had left the United States to join the conflict in Syria.

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August 28, 2014 7:04 AM

New York man reportedly fighting in Syria

Ahmed al-Moflihi's friends say he went to Syria largely out of religious obligation.

by Dina Temple-Raston

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August 27, 2014 6:21 PM

Who are the Westerners fighting in Syria?

Douglas McAuthur McCain, an American killed in Syria while fighting with the Islamic State group, was part of a growing number of Americans and other foreigners recruited by terror groups to help them wage war in the Mideast.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press