Turkey says no-fly zone needed to protect Aleppo from Assad's forces

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday the Syrian city of Aleppo must be protected from bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's forces before Turkey would consider stepping up its role in the US-led coalition against Islamic State.

"The source of the problem is the Assad regime's brutality (We want a) no-fly zone so that Aleppo will be protected at least against the air bombardment and there will be no new refugees coming to Turkey," Davutoglu told Reuters in an interview.