Washington: US military forces conducted airstrikes Wednesday night against five targets of Khorasan Group near Sarmada, Syria, and the al Qaeda-affiliated group was plotting to attack in Europe or the US homeland, the US Central Command said Thursday.

Khorasan Group is a term used to refer to a network of Nusrah Front and al Qaeda core extremists who share a history of training operatives, facilitating fighters and money, and planning attacks against US and Western targets.