US state department: US gave Syria no advance warning of air strikes

The United States did not give the Syrian regime any advance warning of the air strikes launched against Islamic militants early Tuesday, a senior US official said.

"We did not request the regime's permission. We did not coordinate our actions with the Syrian government. We did not provide advance notification to the Syrians at a military level, or give any indication of our timing on specific targets," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.