The Patriot Post® · Khorasan: The New Jihadist Threat

There is a brewing threat to the U.S. that may be even greater than ISIL. It’s known as “Khorasan,” and it’s a subgroup of veteran al-Qaida terrorists. According to The Washington Post, “Khorasan hasn’t arrived to overthrow Bashar al-Assad. It’s not interested in laying claim to great swaths of land and resources, as is the Islamic State. Rather, American officials told the Associated Press, its members have come from Pakistan, Yemen and Afghanistan to exploit the flood of Western jihadists who now have skin in the fight – and possess very valuable passports. According to the AP, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri dispatched his deputy to recruit those Western fighters, who have a better chance of escaping scrutiny at airports and could place bombs onto planes.” James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, confirmed Khorasan’s existence for the first time Thursday. He warns that “in terms of threat[s] to the homeland, Khorasan may pose as much of a danger” as ISIL. More so, perhaps, because while ISIL wants territory in the Middle East, Khorasan wants another 9/11, and they have the homegrown personnel to make that possible. More…