Despite the September 22 airstrikes and rumors of the death of alleged Khorasan leader Muhsin al-Fadhli, a number of media outlets have since reported that Khorasan continues to pose a threat to the United States and its allies.

According to a Reuters article dated October 3, “[U.S. government] sources who spoke about the strikes said that since the raids apparently missed their main targets, Khorasan members are likely still actively planning attacks.”Mark Hosenball, “U.S. Strikes on Al Qaeda Group in Syria Did Not Inflict Decisive Blow: Sources,” Reuters, October 3, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/03/us-mideast-crisis-khorasan-idUSKCN0HS24K20141003. Ken Dilanian of the Associated Press said that according to officials, “The [September 22] strikes on a compound near Aleppo did not deal a crippling blow to the Khorasan Group.”“Airstrikes Did Not End Threat From Syrian Terror Cell,” Associated Press, October 10, 2014, http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/airstrikes-not-end-threat-from-syrian-terror-cell-114101000020_1.html. On CBS’s “60 Minutes,” FBI director James Comey said that the Khorasan group “may still be working on an effort to attack the United States or our allies, and looking to do it very, very soon.”“FBI Director on Threat of ISIS, Cybercrime,” CBS News, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-director-james-comey-on-threat-of-isis-cybercrime/.