"TERRORISM TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS US DERADICALIZATION EFFORT" BBC
Family members and friends of the men on trial gathered outside the Minnesota courtroom. PHOTO: ELIZABETH FLORES
"TERRORISM TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS US DERADICALIZATION EFFORT" BBC
This article discusses the upcoming deliberations on whether three young Somali-Americans tried to join ISIS and the increasing willingness to turn to counseling rather than jail as a part of a new effort at deradicalization. The BBC cites data from the Center's forthcoming report on the declining number of people who are leaving home to join the Islamic State. Karen Greenberg states, "Originally, many wanted to go abroad but they couldn't...many turned their attention here."