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.

November 13, 2014 3:05 PM

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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October 22, 2014 6:39 AM

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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October 14, 2014 12:30 PM

Minnesota to combat terror recruiting with online videos, community involvement

Two of Minnesota's leading forces join us to discuss current challenges for the state.

by Laura Yuen

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October 3, 2014 4:56 PM

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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October 2, 2014 6:23 PM

Man charged with lying in Minnesota al-Shabab case

A man who allegedly contacted a terror suspect who's wanted in Minnesota for his ties to al-Shabab has been charged with lying to the FBI.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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October 2, 2014 5:17 PM

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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September 30, 2014 4:33 PM

Expel or engage? Mosques seek new ways to end terror recruiting

Experts increasingly worry expelling radicals from mosques may plant the seeds for even more radicalism.

by Laura Yuen

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September 29, 2014 8:28 AM

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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September 25, 2014 6:29 PM

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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September 18, 2014 7:43 AM

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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