A Look At Three Top Terror Groups: ISIS, al-Nusra And The Khorasan Group

What's The Difference Between ISIS, al-Nusra And The Khorasan Group? -- CNN

(CNN) -- Not long ago, the threat of terrorist attacks against the United States boiled down to two words: al Qaeda.

But this week's U.S. airstrikes against al Qaeda offshoots show the President is playing whack-a-mole against a new generation of terrorists.

The attacks Tuesday inside Syria came in three waves and targeted ISIS, the Khorasan Group and, apparently, al-Nusra Front.

The groups share a similar ideology. But there are key differences. Here's how each stacks up:

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My Comment: Al Qaeda, al-Nusra, and the Khorasan Group are dangerous .... but in my opinion .... for the long term ... the Islamic State will be the biggest (and probably) the most  dangerous of all of these groups.