Damascus allows Iraq to hit IS targets in Syria
(VOVWORLD) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has authorized Iraqi forces to attack IS targets inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Sunday.
 Iraqi forces in the past pounded IS positions inside Syria after getting the green light from Syrian authorities (Photo: Reuters)
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The development comes as the two neighbors, who are also both allied with Iran, work to coordinate their fight against rival groups ahead of a planned US military withdrawal from Syria.
Iraqi warplanes and artillery have pounded IS positions inside Syria in the past, after getting the green light from Syrian authorities. On Saturday, al-Assad received a letter from Iraq's Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi calling for both countries' coordination in fighting terrorism.