From Minneapolis to ISIS: An American’s Path to Jihad
Abdi Nur has become one of a small number of Americans enticed by the apocalyptic religious promise of the self-described Islamic State, which has seized large sections of Syria and Iraq and claims to be building a caliphate.
A slightly built man with an easy smile, his Twitter feed reflected his chilling progression from the basketball courts of South Minneapolis to the battlefields of Syria.
He is a rare example of an American fighting for the terror group whose story can be pieced together from online postings, interviews and public records. His case suggests that the Islamic State may rely on recruiters inside the United States and shows how hard it is to predict who will be swept away by ideological fervor.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/us/politics/from-minneapolis-to-isis-an-americans-path-to-jihad.html?emc=edit_na_20150321
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