DUBAI (Reuters) - The time is not right for a no fly-zone over northern Syria, spokesman for the U.S.-led military campaign against Islamic State U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren said in a interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya Hadath TV.
"Now is not the appropriate time for a no-fly zone in northern Syria, which would be costly in terms of equipment and personnel and I think it won't help the situation," Warren said in translated comments aired on the pan-Arab channel.
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