MPR’s Laura Yuen, Sasha Aslanian, and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim report on three young men from southern Twin Cities suburbs who made a path to Syria in hopes of joining the terrorist group ISIS. One is now presumed dead in Syria, the other two intercepted by Federal agents at airports and charged with conspiring to assist a foreign terrorist organization.
Awarded:
2015 MBJA Eric Sevareid Award, first place in Hard Feature - Large Market Radio category
2016 MNSPJ Page One Award, first place in Radio - Investigative category