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 18, 2015 12:05 PM

Russia sends warplanes to Syria to join fight against ISIS

Sixteen aircraft -- including four attack jets and as many attack helicopters -- have landed in Syria at a forward operating base at Latakia.

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September 17, 2015 2:25 PM

Minnesota man admits he planned to join ISIS

Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 20, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist group.

by The Associated Press

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September 16, 2015 9:43 AM

Third accused ISIS recruit expected to plead guilty

Zacharia Abdurahman was arrested in April at his home in Columbia Heights. He was charged with conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to ISIS.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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September 15, 2015 4:31 PM

Prosecutors to disclose identity of ISIS informant in January

Defense attorneys for the ISIS suspects have questioned the credibility of the informant, who previously participated in the alleged conspiracy and also lied to agents.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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September 13, 2015 5:26 AM

Feds try to ease airport hassles for Muslims with no terror ties

Scores of Minnesota Muslims with no terrorism connections get tangled up in airport security. A federal team was in the Twin Cities Sunday trying to reduce those problems.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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September 10, 2015 7:28 AM

Terror recruitment puts parents on alert

Somali community leaders are hoping that Hanad Musse's guilty plea Wednesday will help convince some mothers and fathers that terror recruitment is indeed a threat in Minnesota -- and that their children may be targeted.

by Laura Yuen

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September 9, 2015 11:43 AM

Minnesota ISIS terror suspect pleads guilty to conspiracy

"I committed a terrorist act and I'm guilty of it," Hanad Musse, 19, told a judge Wednesday. Musse said he believed ISIS' propaganda.

by Laura Yuen and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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September 9, 2015 6:15 AM

New Somali youth programs launched amid terror recruitment concerns

The project has received about $1 million in funding from state and federal grants, corporations and foundations.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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September 8, 2015 5:33 PM

Defendant in terror case expected to plead guilty

Hanad Musse was one of six Twin Cities men arrested in April on charges of trying to enlist with ISIS.

by Laura Yuen

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September 2, 2015 12:16 PM

February trial date set for Minnesota ISIS terror suspects

A federal judge on Wednesday set Feb. 16 as the trial date in the cases of seven men accused of conspiring to join the ISIS terror group.

by Laura Yuen and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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