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Reports: At least 15 Somali-Americans from Twin Cities in ISIS Now.

August 29th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been very successful in recruiting Americans and other Westerners to their cause, but the lure to join jihadist movements seems particularly popular in metro Minneapolis. Earlier this week, American Douglas McAuthur McCain was identified as an ISIS member slain in Syria. Today, another American

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What’s Drawing Somali-American Teens To Foreign Militant Groups?

Young members of the Somali-American community are disappearing in growing numbers, and the FBI is now investigating whether they’ve gone to fight in foreign wars.

July 31st, 2014

By Issa Mansaray @iamansaray

What’s Drawing Somali-American Teens To Foreign Militant Groups?

MINNEAPOLIS -- Abdi Mohamed Nur, a 20-year-old Somali-American, reportedly left his family in Minnesota to travel to Syria to join and fight alongside the Islamic State (formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS) last month. Earlier this month, the FBI’s office in Minneapolis said Nur and about 15 other

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Issa Mansaray

Issa Mansaray is a former Associate Editor for MintPress. Mansaray has traveled through Africa, Europe, and the U.S reporting on press freedom, politics, and human rights violations for over 15 years. Mansaray has also worked as a reporter, correspondent, and contributed to various national and international media outlets, including BBC Network Africa, New African Magazine, and The WorldPaper.

From Reporting In Somalia To Canoeing In Minnesota

One journalist’s time in Somalia didn’t quite prepare him for camping with Somali teens. But years later, that camping trip turned out to help a camper in a film role.

April 09th, 2014

By Norbert Schiller

From Reporting In Somalia To Canoeing In Minnesota

I traveled to Somalia in the summer of 1993 to cover the famine that was ravaging the country following the overthrow of President Siad Barre. One of the first things a reporter friend and I did was hook up with the Canadian air force, which was flying food aid and other

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Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller is a Mint Press photojournalist, creative producer and frequent contributor. Norbert has lived and worked in the Middle East and Africa as a news photographer for over 25 years with major news organizations including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, United Press International, the New York Times and Der Spiegel. He covered three Iraq wars, conflicts and famine in the Horn of Africa, Salafist insurgencies in Egypt and North Africa and the Arab-Israeli conflict, to name a few.

Civil Rights Groups Protest Closures Of Muslims’ Bank Accts.

A Minneapolis-based bank has been closing the accounts of its customers in the Islamic community for years, but nobody can figure out why.

March 05th, 2014

By Katie Rucke @katierucke

Civil Rights Groups Protest Closures Of Muslims’ Bank Accts.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-- For years, Twin Cities' residents who identify as members of the Islamic community say they have had their bank accounts closed unnecessarily and without reason by the Minneapolis-based TCF Financial Corp.

In one case, an American

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

Members Of Ethiopian Ethnic Group Seeking Autonomy Face Abductions In Kenya

Refugees and Leaders of the Ogaden separatist group face increasing human-rights abuses.

February 19th, 2014

By Les Neuhaus @LesNeuhaus

Members Of Ethiopian Ethnic Group Seeking Autonomy Face Abductions In Kenya

Refugees in Kenya who come from Ethiopia’s eastern Ogaden region, where the predominant population is ethnically Somali, are calling on the Kenyan government to protect them as harassment and kidnappings increase, according to various reports.

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Ex-Soldier Sentenced to 7 Years for Attempting to Join African Terror Group

Arrested in Kenya, the American was originally thought to be on his way to join an al-Qaida-affiliated organization in Somalia.

January 14th, 2014

By Les Neuhaus @LesNeuhaus

Ex-Soldier Sentenced to 7 Years for Attempting to Join African Terror Group

A former Army intelligence specialist accused of attempting to support a terror network in East Africa was given a seven-year sentence after pleading guilty in a Baltimore courtroom on Monday.

The former soldier, Craig Baxam, 26, was convicted on the charge of destroying records he thought could be used in a terrorism

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Airstrike Hits Refugee Boat In Saudi-Controlled Waters Near Yemen, Killing 31

The boat was carrying registered refugees from Somali who were travelling from Yemen to Sudan. At least 80 survivors were taken to hospital.

Latest Slain American ISIS The Third From Single Minnesota High School