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BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) The Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad gave the Iraqi government permission to strike the Islamic State (ISIS) within Syrias borders, Syrian Minister of Parliament Sadji Taama told Russias Izvestia newspaper on Thursday.

Our countries are facing a common threat. Both Iraq and Syria are fighting Daesh extremists. We have been coordinating our anti-terrorist efforts foryears. And such statements would not be made if Damascus hadnt approved Iraqi aviation taking part inoperations overSyrian territory. I expect that Syrian planes may also start pursuing the militants inIraq nearthe Syrian border, Sadji Taama told the Izvestia newspaper.

Taamas comments come just one day after Iraqi Prime Minister Hadi Al-Abadi told journalists during a press conference that Syria gave him permission to attack ISIS inside their country.

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The cross-border pursuit is necessary due tomilitants fleeing Iraqs besieged Mosul and heading towardDeir ez-Zor inSyria, according tothe member ofthe parliament.

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