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 Iraq and Afghanistan . Al-Zoubi cites `` readiness to invite everyone '' who abandon weapons . Syrian Arab Red Crescent is contacting Syrians who have fled , he says . No one who responds to the call will be harmed , he pledges .