Lurch objects, Syria is not part of the coalition.
Via JPost
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said third parties including Iraq were conveying information to Damascus about the US led campaign of air strikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria.
In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Tuesday, Assad said there was no direct cooperation with the United States, whose air force has been bombing Islamic State in Syria since September as part of a strategy aimed at rolling back the group.
Islamic State has seized wide areas of Syria and Iraq, declaring them part of a cross-border “caliphate.” But the United States has said Assad cannot be a partner in the campaign against the group, describing him as part of the problem.[…]
Assad said the Syrian government had known about the US-led campaign before it started but did not have details. The United States said in September it had informed the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations before the first strikes.
Asked if there was ongoing dialog via third parties, Assad said: “There is no dialog. There is, let’s say, information, but not dialog.”
Iraqi officials say they have also passed information to the Shi’ite Islamist government in Iran about the US led campaign against Islamic State. Iran is an important ally of Assad.[…]
The Shi’ite-led government in Iraq, together with Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, have been important allies for Assad in the conflict. Shi’ite Iraqi militias have fought on Assad’s side against the insurgency spearheaded by Sunni Islamists.