Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad is seen during the filming of an interview with the BBC, in Damascus February 9, 2015. Assad said third parties including Iraq were conveying information to Damascus about a U.S.-led campaign of air strikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria. In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Tuesday February 10, Assad said there was no direct cooperation with the United States, whose air force has been bombing Islamic State in Syria since September. Picture taken February 9, 2015. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters (SYRIA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS