Syria Being Tipped off about US-led Airstrikes on ISIS

Syria is being tipped off about US-led air strikes on Isis, says Assad
Matthew Weaver
London Guardian
February 10, 2015

The Syrian government is being continually informed via Iraq and other countries about US-led air strikes against Islamic militants in Syria, Bashar al-Assad has said.

In a defiant interview with the BBC, the Syrian president said his government would not enter an alliance with the US against Islamic State (Isis). But he confirmed his government was being tipped off about the five-month, US-led campaign of aerial bombardment against Isis positions, despite Washington’s support for the armed opposition against his regime.

Asked whether “someone is talking to someone” about the air strikes, Assad replied: “That’s correct. But again there’s no direct co-operation.”

He confirmed that messages about the attacks were conveyed to Syria through Iraq and other countries. Pressed on how the messages were received, Assad said: “Through a third party – more than one party – Iraq and other countries. Sometimes they convey message, general message, but there’s nothing tactical.”

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