minneapolis
Project: The missing Somali men
-
Family fears son is Somalia bomber
Farah Mohamed Beledi left a troubled past in Minnesota before heading to Somalia. Updated Jun. 8, 2011
-
Sixth area Somali man is indicted in probe
Article By: JAMES WALSH, RICHARD MERYHEW and ALLIE SHAH ,Star Tribune staff writers Publish November 20, 2009 2:00 AM / Update November 20, 2009 6:22 AMThe suspect is linked to other young men recruited to train and fight in Somalia.
Troy Kastigar
-
Young men: 'Searching for something better'
Article By: RICHARD MERYHEW and J AMES WALSH , Star Tribune s taff writers Publish September 13, 2009 2:00 AM / Update September 13, 2009 11:35 AMA fighter from Minneapolis was buried in Somalia, and next to him was another man, apparently a Twin Cities convert to Islam.
-
The missing Somali men
Article By: Shari Gross , Publish / Update July 13, 2009 12:21 PMA relative confirmed the death in Somalia of a young man from the Twin Cities, one of several suspected of joining the war. Federal authorities have been investigating a possible connection between terrorist groups and the disappearances of as many as 20 young Somalis from the Twin Cities over the past two years.
Abdifitah Yusef Isse
-
Court records detail Minnesota Somalis' path to terrorism
Article By: JAMES WALSH , Star Tribune Publish July 15, 2009 2:00 AM / Update July 15, 2009 9:24 AMCourt records, and the cooperation of one of two Somali men charged, detail recruitment and training.
-
2 Somali men indicted in terror plot
Article By: JAMES WALSH, RICHARD MERYHEW and ALLIE SHAH , Star Tribune staff writers Publish July 14, 2009 2:00 AM / Update July 14, 2009 6:01 AMThe charges against the two men are part of a massive investigation into the disappearance of up to 20 local men of Somali descent.
-
Relative confirms death of fourth young man from Minnesota in Somalia
Article By: ALLIE SHAH, JAMES WALSH and RICHARD MERYHEW , Star Tribune Publish July 13, 2009 2:00 AM / Update July 13, 2009 12:13 PMA relative confirmed the death in Somalia of a young man from the Twin Cities, one of several suspected of joining the war.
-
Tormented mother grieves son who heeded a fatal call
Article By: RICHARD MERYHEW and ALLIE SHAH , Star Tribune staff writers Publish July 12, 2009 2:00 AM / Update July 13, 2009 12:14 PMLike many young Somali men in the Twin Cities, Burhan Hassan was drawn back to his anguished homeland, where he was slain.
After prayer
-
A test of faith
Article By: JAMES WALSH, RICHARD MERYHEW and ALLIE SHAH , Star Tribune staff writers Publish May 31, 2009 2:00 AM / Update July 12, 2009 6:36 PMParents are questioning the role of the mosque in their families since last fall's disappearance of as many as 20 young Twin Cities men.
A photo of Mustafa Ali
-
Recruited for jihad? What happened to Mustafa Ali?
Article By: RICHARD MERYHEW , Star Tribune Publish February 8, 2009 2:00 AM / Update February 9, 2009 9:39 PMSix months have passed since Mustafa Ali vanished from St. Paul. His family is left to wonder how he got to Somalia and why.
-
Somalis, FBI in other U.S. cities on alert for terrorist recruiting
Article By: JAMES WALSH and RICHARD MERYHEW , Star Tribune staff writers Publish April 19, 2009 2:00 AM / Update April 18, 2009 10:11 PMWhile Minneapolis is the core of an investigation, leaders elsewhere want to keep youth from being drawn to violence.
-
For Somalis, schism of mistrust widens
Article By: JAMES WALSH and RICHARD MERYHEW , Star Tribune s taff w riters Publish April 10, 2009 2:00 AM / Update April 10, 2009 12:15 AMA new push by the FBI is fostering fear, anger and a dilemma of how to show loyalty to two communities.
-
FBI tracks Somali terror links in Minneapolis, elsewhere
Article By: KEVIN DIAZ , Star Tribune Publish March 12, 2009 2:00 AM / Update March 12, 2009 7:08 AMA Senate hearing investigated suspected recruitment of youths in Minnesota and elsewhere by a group for service in Somalia's conflict.
-
Mosque leader criticizes hearing on terrorist link
Publish March 13, 2009 2:00 AM / Update March 12, 2009 11:11 PM
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Minneapolis resources
inside the StarTribune
-
425 Portland Av. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55488
(612) 673-4000
- Company
- Subscriber Services
- Website
- Buy Ads
- Store
- Connect with Us
© 2013 StarTribune. All rights reserved.
StarTribune.com is powered by Limelight Networks
Newspaper Subscriptions
eEdition
RSS
Newsletters