According to the US Director of the National Counterterrorism, very dangerous veteran al Qaeda fighters have been posted in Syria to recruit US and European passport holders for an attack on the West. Turns out the group's existence is entirely artificial and serves multiple purposes.
Sep 18, 2014: Robert Spencer explains the significance of the new Jihad group, Khorasan.
UPDATE: A French bombmaker has been taken out as well as weapons and vehicles, according to a report on Fox News Radio.
The United States has launched new airstrikes against the Khorasan Group in northwestern Syria, the first operation… http://t.co/kKtVUKtdcf
— Reddit World News (@WNews_Reddit) November 6, 2014
Airstrike believed to have killed key #Khorasan Group bomb maker, U.S. official says. http://t.co/ojsyQtB6MQ pic.twitter.com/hmM3JT7D3x
— Julie Lenarz (@MsIntervention) November 6, 2014