French. Israel has pushed troops further into parts of southern Syria, citing the need to secure ... The advances are detailed in a map produced by the Critical Threats Project at the American ...

Norway, Italy, Denmark, Greece and the Netherlands are also suspending their assessments of Syrian refugees. According to Reuters, the French government is planning to make a similar decision shortly.

Following the repression of a peaceful protest movement by the Damascus regime, France has ceased official contacts with the Syrian authorities since 2012. French consulates (closed since March 2012): ...