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• Somali activists say missing men went voluntarily
  A handful of young Somali-American activists say they're convinced that the roughly 20 Minnesota men who left to fight in their homeland went voluntarily, raised their own money and recruited one another.July 21, 2009
• Family, friends remember Minn. Army Ranger
  With the passing of another soldier in the Middle East with Minnesota ties, the past few days have been some of the toughest in years for Minnesota families with loved ones at war.July 20, 2009
• Moving toward peace in the Middle East
  At this year's Aspen Ideas Festival, Ambassador Michael Oren of Israel and Ambassador Imad Moustapha of Syria discussed the relationship between the U.S. and their countries, and the chances for peace in their region.Midday, July 20, 2009
• Pawlenty visits troops in Iraq; two more Minnesotans dead
  Two Minnesotans were reported dead over the weekend as a result of the conflict in Afghanistan.July 19, 2009
• Air Force captain from Eagan killed in Afghanistan
  Military officials say Capt. Thomas J. Gramith, 27, of Eagan, Minn., was killed in a fighter jet crash in Afghanistan Friday evening.July 19, 2009
• Rep. Ellison says U.S. trying to ensure safe return of missing Somalis
  Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison said the U.S. government is trying to ensure the safe return of some of the young Somali-American men believed to be fighting with a terrorist group in their homeland.July 17, 2009
• Family, friends mourn Minn. Guard members killed in Iraq
  Family and friends are mourning the deaths of three Minnesota National Guard soldiers who were killed Thursday night at their military base near Basra in Southern Iraq.July 17, 2009
• Trial for Minneapolis terrorism suspect scheduled for October
  The trial of a Minnesota man indicted on terrorism charges has been scheduled to begin in October, a federal judge in Minneapolis said Friday.July 17, 2009
• Analysis: Does fighting abroad constitute terrorism?
  National security law professor John Radsan explains the government's interest in prosecuting two men for traveling to Somalia to fight.July 16, 2009
• Somali terror suspect waives detention hearing
  A Minnesota man indicted on terrorism charges has waived a detention hearing that had been scheduled this afternoon.July 16, 2009
• Minnesota rally to show support for democracy in Iran
  Supporters of democracy in Iran will march and rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday.July 15, 2009
• Moussaoui gets new appeals court hearing
  A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va. has ordered new appellate arguments for a convicted terrorist with Twin Cities ties, Zacarias Moussaoui. One of the judges that heard his appeal had to retire due to illness.July 14, 2009
• FBI confirms link between terror indictments, missing Somalis
  A federal grand jury has indicted two men on terrorism charges in connection with the ongoing investigation of about 20 missing Somali-American men from the Twin Cities.July 14, 2009
• Man killed in Somalia may have recruited others to the cause
  One of the two Somali-American men from Minnesota reportedly killed over the weekend in Mogadishu apparently played a role in recruiting others to fight in his homeland.July 13, 2009
• Two more missing Somalis reported killed
  Two more Somali men from Minneapolis were reportedly killed in Mogadishu over the weekend.July 12, 2009

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