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November 6th, 2014
07:15 PM ET

What was the Khorasan bomber making?

Why was the Khorasan bomb-maker such an important target? CNN's Pamela Brown has the details.

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Filed under: ISIS • Khorasan • National security • Pamela Brown • Terror
October 30th, 2014
07:17 PM ET

Is terror group plotting attack on U.S.?

Officials are concerned members of the Khorasan Group survived and are plotting against the U.S. Barbara Starr has more.

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October 21st, 2014
08:53 PM ET

Ex-counterterror chief: Threat imminent

The former head of U.S. counterterror operations sat down with Jim Sciutto and said the "imminent threat" posed by an al Qaeda offshoot in Syria hasn't lessened after a U.S. air campaign there. Full story

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Former U.S. counterterror chief: 'Imminent threat' remains
October 21st, 2014
04:08 PM ET

Former U.S. counterterror chief: 'Imminent threat' remains

Watch CNN's full interview with Matt Olsen during "The Situation Room," airing from 5-7 p.m. ET.

The former head of U.S. counterterror operations said Tuesday the "imminent threat" posed by an al Qaeda offshoot in Syria hasn't lessened after a U.S. air campaign there.

Speaking to CNN's Jim Sciutto, Matt Olsen said by his analysis the threat from the Khorasan group "is still in the same place as it was before" President Barack Obama ordered airstrikes against the terror operation last month. Full story

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Filed under: ISIS • Jim Sciutto • Khorasan • Matt Olsen • National security • Wolf Blitzer
September 25th, 2014
06:35 PM ET

Could al Qaeda group still attack U.S.?

The U.S. struck an al Qaeda offshoot called Khorasan in Syria, but some fear the group will still attack U.S. interests.

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Filed under: al Qaeda • ISIS • Khorasan • National security • Pamela Brown • Terror
September 23rd, 2014
07:03 PM ET

U.S. strikes the Khorasan group in Syria

U.S. airstrikes in Syria also aim at the Khorasan, a group of senior al-Qaeda operatives believed to be preparing attacks.

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Filed under: ISIS • Khorasan • National security • Pamela Brown • Terror