美國防長：可能在敘利亞上空設立禁飛區
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says he is confident the United States could enforce a no-fly zone over Syria, but that a "major decision" needed to authorize such a mission has not been made.
Panetta told the Associated Press the United States has planned for a number of possible events in Syria. He says a no-fly zone is difficult to implement, and is not a top priority.
Meanwhile, foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are holding a summit in Mecca Tuesday, after agreeing to recommend suspending Syria from the group.
The move by the 57-member OIC could lead to a diplomatic dispute during the summit between Syrian ally Iran and pro-opposition Saudi Arabia.
Also Tuesday, the United Nations humanitarian chief begins a three-day visit to Syria and Lebanon to discuss ways to urgently boost relief efforts to civilians caught up in the conflict.
Syrian rebels on Monday circulated video of what they claim is the downing of a Syrian plane and the captured pilot. The rebel video cannot be independently verified.
State media say a pilot ejected Monday after suffering technical problems during a "routine training mission" in eastern Syria, and that authorities are searching for him.美國國防部長帕內塔說，他深信不疑美國可在敘利亞上空設立禁飛區，但尚未就需要授權執行這項使命做出“重大決策”。
帕內塔對美聯社說，美國計劃應對敘利亞可能出現的一些事態。他表示，設立禁飛區有難度，而且並非當務之急。
與此同時，伊斯蘭合作組織成員國的外交部長星期二將在麥加舉行會議，此前他們達成一致立場，建議暫停敘利亞在該組織的成員資格。
伊斯蘭合作組織共有57個成員國。在星期二的會議上，敘利亞的盟友伊朗與支持敘利亞反對派的沙特阿拉伯可能就這項暫停敘利亞成員國資格的建議發生外交爭執。
聯合國人道事務負責人星期二將開始對敘利亞和黎巴嫩進行爲期三天的訪問，討論如何爲陷於戰火的平民緊急提供救援。
星期一，敘利亞反對派在互聯網上傳一段錄像，錄像畫面顯示了據稱是被擊落的一架敘利亞政府軍戰機以及被俘獲的飛行員。敘利亞反對派上傳錄像的真實性不能得到獨立消息來源的證實。
