Initial U.S. Airstrikes On al-Qaeda-Linked Khorasan Group in Syria 'Failed'

Culled From:	War News Updates Editor

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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