Strike: In September a US-led coalition launched air strikes in Syria against members of ISIS - the extremist Islamic group occupying territory in Iraq and Syria - but also went after a little-know group called Khorasan
U.S. Airstrikes On al-Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group 'Failed' Because Leaders Managed To Escape With Dangerous Explosives, Officials Say -- Daily Mail
* The Khorasan Group is an al-Qaeda cell in northern Syria
* U.S.-led coalition bombed key Khorosan facilities during an airstrike mission that was targeting ISIS in September
* The Pentagon said at the time they were 'very successful'
* However three officials now say the mission failed
* 'They thought people were there but they were not there,' one official said this week
* Suspected leaders and members escaped, it's believed
U.S. airstrikes in Syria in September that were aimed at a faction of al-Qaeda militants said to be plotting attacks against the West failed to deliver a decisive blow against them, U.S. officials familiar with the operation said late this week.
While U.S. intelligence agencies are still assessing the results of the Tomahawk cruise missile strikes, three U.S. officials said indications are that many suspected leaders and members of the Khorasan Group escaped, along with high-tech explosive devices they were said to be preparing to attack civil aviation or similar targets.
'They thought people were there but they were not there,' said one U.S. official familiar with the Obama administration's plan.
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More News On Reports That The U.S. Airstrikes On al-Qaeda-Linked Khorasan Group in Syria 'Failed'
Strikes on Khorasan in Syria did not inflict decisive blow, US sources say -- Sydney Morning Herald
US airstrikes on Khorasan Group failed: Officials -- Press TV (Iran)
Update: 'Khorasan Leaders Continuing to Plot Terror After Escaping Air Strikes' Say US Officials -- IBTimes
Was the ‘Khorasan Group’ Plotting an Imminent Attack? -- Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/03/353498827/al-qaida-reasserts-itself-with-khorasan-group
Learning more and more about the Khorasan group - this link provided some helpful clarity on the group. It also explains why it's so important to take out the Khorasan group. If you get a chance WNU have a quick read. Mind you I don't have any sources to verify it; but it would make sense. And with previous reports I've read about the group and airports requiring that computers be fully charged etc.
Thank you Jason for the link. I actually read this NPR post early this morning .... and I put it aside for a future post. But your comments have made me realize that this is an important article, and it should be posted ASAP.
Why do you need an admiral as a spokesman?
Does it give more weight to the 'party line'?
"Aftermath: Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby maintained that strikes on ISIS and Khorasan - who officials had said were trying to sneak bombs onto US planes - were 'very successful'"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2780286/U-S-airstrikes-Al-Qaeda-linked-Khorasan-Group-failed-leaders-managed-escape-dangerous-explosives-officials-say.html
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