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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.

Twin Cities chosen as pilot site for anti-terror program

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

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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Minneapolis mom reflects on son and friend both lost to jihad

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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Who are the Westerners fighting in Syria?

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

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