Turkey Edges Towards Joining Anti-ISIS Coalition, But Insists on No-Fly Zone

After displaying reluctance to join an international coalition against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists, Turkey is now signaling its readiness to do so, but first it wants a no-fly zone over Syrian airspace and a buffer zone on the Syrian side of the Syria-Turkey border – neither of which are priorities for the U.S. Defense Department. Read