ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States and Turkey are finalizing plans for a military campaign to push the Islamic State out of a strip of land along the Turkey-Syria border, deepening efforts to halt the extremists’ advances.
A U.S. official says the “Islamic State-free zone” aims to ensure greater security and stability along the border. However, the official says any joint military efforts with Turkey would not include the imposition of a no-fly zone.
Turkey has been pushing the U.S. to set up a no-fly zone, though Washington has long denied those requests. Turkey did agree last week to let the U. S. launch strikes against the Islamic State from one of its bases.
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