prime minister nuri al maliki tells the bbc he's happy to have syrian air strikes against isis. >> there was no coordination involved. >> reporter: the u.s. does not welcome what it says were syrian air strikes that reached inside iraq. cnn has learned u.s. aircraft flying reconnaissance missions over iraq to collect intelligence are keeping an eye out for both syrian war planes and iranian drones. and keeping an eye on threats against u.s. military advisers. this video message reportedly from a sunni cleric calls for attacks against u.s. embassies worldwide if the u.s. conducts air strikes in iraq. >> now, the pentagon has sent a two-star general to baghdad to lead the military advisory mission and earmarked another general to go to northern iraq if that part of the mission actually happens. it's a lot of intellectual