US still considering no-fly zone for Syria
Two top US officials differ about the prospects for identifying, training and equipping a new moderate Syrian force to oppose the group that calls itself the Islamic State.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ Retired U.S. General John Allen, special envoy for building the coalition against Islamic State, speaks to the media during a news conference at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad January 14, 2015. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4LELC](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/03/RTR4LELC.jpg/RTR4LELC.jpg?h=e90f008b&itok=9X6Vwh_2)
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