French Government Has Proposed Six-Month Travel Ban. The French government has proposed six-month travel ban to stop citizens travelling to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside Islamist militants Government officials say, two or three young Muslims leave France every day to join Islamist groups abroad. In May this year, French citizen, Mehdi Nemmouche, was arrested for the killing of four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum, after his return from Syria. There were fears they will eventually pose a threat to France itself. Source: BBC