Syria ‘OK’ with US air strikes

By AP - Sep 29,2014 - Last updated at Sep 29,2014

UNITED NATIONS — Syria's foreign minister says his government is satisfied with the US-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group, which has aligned Damascus with Western and Arab opponents in fighting the same enemy.

Walid Al Mouallem says in an interview with The Associated Press that Syria heard from the United States 24 hours before it launched its initial salvo last week.

He said Monday the US does not inform Syria of every strike before it happens, "but it's OK".

"We are fighting ISIS, they are fighting ISIS," he said, referring to the group by one of its acronyms.

Mouallem spoke as US-led coalition air strikes targeted towns in northern and eastern Syria controlled by IS, including one strike that Syrian activists said hit a grain silo and reportedly killed civilians.

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