UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari told Reuters on Tuesday that he was personally informed by U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power of imminent U.S. and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State targets on Syrian territory hours ahead of time.
Ja'afari said Power told him on Monday morning that the military action would be carried out. He added that "we're in close coordination with Iraq."
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