Sentence: Outlined in top - secret documents leaked to news media by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden , the disclosures are bruising ties with some of the closest U . S . allies , adding to the domestic outcry over the NSA ' s collection of data from millions of Americans ' communications as part of an effort to unearth terrorist plots .
Span: the disclosures
Question: Which disclosures?  Spying on allies?