French foreign minister Laurent Fabius suggested Friday that troops loyal to Bashar al.-Assad could be used to fight the Islamic State group, but only in the framework of a political transition without the Syrian President. Source: Reuters/France24
The A6 was cut off Saturday morning in both directions at the border between the Saone-et-Loire and the Rhône, by the prefect as a precaution against the expected mobilisation of “yellow vests”. Source Ledauphine
The Elysée was in castle mode on Saturday, December 8 for Act IV of the Yellow Vests. If Emmanuel Macron stayed on the spot, everything was ready to take him away from the hustle and bustle of Paris if the day went wrong. Source Le Dauphine
With France still reeling from the Strasbourg terrorist shooting, the government has called on the “yellow vest” protest movement to cancel its next rally. Meanwhile, a protester has died after being hit by a truck. Source: Deutsche Welle
