Angela Merkel stiller seg ikke negativ til en flyforbudssone inne på syrisk side av grensen, hvor flyktninger kan være trygge. En slik sone er hva Tyrkiet lenge har villet.

Tyrkiet vil at USA skal håndheve et forbud, og på den måten håper Tyrkiet å engasjere USA på vilkår som fremmer Tyrkiets mål.

Merkel kan ikke være uvitende om disse ønskene. Kanskje hun har inngått en avtale med Erdogan?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs the idea of no-fly zones in Syria to protect civilians who would otherwise flee the country.

Merkel said in an interview published Monday that it would be “helpful” if there were areas where no side would carry out aerial bombardments — “a kind of no-fly zone.”

In an interview with daily Stuttgarter Zeitung, Merkel said there is no way to negotiate with the Islamic State group but “it would be helpful if such an agreement could be reached between the anti-Assad coalition and Assad supporters.”

Russia has flown airstrikes in support of the Syrian government while an international coalition that includes Germany has bombed IS positions in Syria.

Merkel also dismissed the idea of a border fence between Greece and Macedonia to halt refugees.

Visegrad-landene holdt mandag et møte der de ba EU vurdere plan b, som er å stenge grensen mellom Makedonia og Hellas. Hva er Merkels plan?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/the-latest-missile-hits-hospital-in-north-syria-killing-10/2016/02/15/cf5f9da2-d3d5-11e5-a65b-587e721fb231_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop_b