U.S. military says five airstrikes against Khorasan Group apparently had `` intended effects '' Official : The Pentagon said the strikes were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Friday night as part of a campaign to counter what it called an imminent threat from ISIS. The United States targeted the Khorasan Group with a series of strikes in Syria in September . Drugeon is part of the militant Khorasan Group ; also has ties to al Qaeda in Pakistan . Drugeon converted to Islam as a teenager ; traveled to Pakistan , then Syria .
U.S. military says five airstrikes against Khorasan Group apparently had `` intended effects '' Official : The Pentagon said the strikes were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Friday night as part of a campaign to counter what it called an imminent threat from ISIS. Drugeon is part of the militant Khorasan Group ; also has ties to al Qaeda in Pakistan . Drugeon converted to Islam as a teenager ; traveled to Pakistan , then Syria .