Khorasan group could be al-Qaeda offshoot or overhyped threat

We believe the Khorasan Group was nearing the execution phase of an attack either in Europe or the homeland. The intelligence reports indicated that the Khorasan group was in the final stages of plans to execute major attacks against Western targets and potentially the US homeland.Army Lt. Gen. William Mayville, Jr., Director of Operations

Even as many people are still confused whether ISIS is the same as ISIL , they're now learning there's yet another unfamiliar organization spilling blood on the sands of Syria and Iraq. What's more, its potential threat to Europe and North America is so severe, some of the first U.S. missiles were aimed at the heart of Khorasan.

Some reports suggest Khorasan's expertise with explosives is because of its connection to Al-Qaeda. But our first guest says there's no reason to fear Khorasan.... because it doesn't actually exist.

• Murtaza Hussain is a journalist with the Intercept and is the co-author of The Fake Terror Threat Used to Justify Bombing Syria.

• Thomas Joscelynhas been tracking its members and activities for the last year-and-a-half. He is the Senior Editor of The Long War Journal, which covers counter-terrorism. Thomas Joscelyn is also a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.