US Blames Journalists for Failure of Air Strike Strategy in Syria

Despite lunching 46 cruise missiles last month on eight locations in northern Syria to destroy the Khorasan group’s training camps, there were only one or two key militants killed, US officials told the Associated Press.

The officials said US-led airstrikes were ineffective because IS members were able to scatter as they learned of the targets from the media, highlighting a September 13 report by the AP, which disclosed the group’s significance, causing members to flee.

“The Associated Press can speak only for itself and its reporting. The AP’s Sept. 13 story revealing the name and other details about the Khorasan Group was the product of weeks of reporting with sources, most of whom were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

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