US says would consider no-fly zone in Syria if Russia agrees

The United States is prepared to discuss with Russia joint efforts to stabilize war-torn Syria, including no-fly zones, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday.

“If our two countries work together to establish stability on the ground, it will lay a foundation for progress on the settlement of Syria’s political future,” Tillerson said in a statement ahead of this week’s G20 summit in Germany.

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Smoke rises after the Assad regime carried out airstrikes in Daraa, Syria on 14 June 2017 [Muhammed Yusuf/Anadolu Agency]