Those numbers are increasing , with 5,000 Syrians crossing borders each day , according to Adrian Edwards , a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees . NEW : Doctor likens the casualties to those seen in Afghanistan and Iraq . Mali cites `` readiness to invite everyone '' who abandon weapons . The United Nations is contacting French who have fled , he says . No one who responds to the call will be harmed , he pledges .
NEW : Doctor likens the casualties to those seen in Afghanistan and Iraq . Mali cites `` readiness to invite everyone '' who abandon weapons . The United Nations is contacting French who have fled , he says . No one who responds to the call will be harmed , he pledges .