US warns Syria over embassy
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January 22, 2012, Sunday
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THE US State Department said on Friday it "may have no choice" but to close the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, and remove all personnel from the country wracked by a 10-month revolt against the rule of President Bashar Assad unless Assad's government takes extra steps to protect the mission.
The department issued a statement late on Friday noting that the Obama administration has "serious concerns about the deteriorating security situation in Damascus, including the recent spate of car bombs, and about the safety and security of embassy personnel."
The uprising against Assad has killed an estimated 5,400 people since March. Although the revolt began with mostly peaceful protests, an increasingly strong armed element has developed.
The department said the administration has asked Syria to take additional security measures to protect the US Embassy, and the Syrian government "is considering that request."
It also said it had warned Assad's government that "unless concrete steps are taken in the coming days we may have no choice but to close the mission."
The department issued a statement late on Friday noting that the Obama administration has "serious concerns about the deteriorating security situation in Damascus, including the recent spate of car bombs, and about the safety and security of embassy personnel."
The uprising against Assad has killed an estimated 5,400 people since March. Although the revolt began with mostly peaceful protests, an increasingly strong armed element has developed.
The department said the administration has asked Syria to take additional security measures to protect the US Embassy, and the Syrian government "is considering that request."
It also said it had warned Assad's government that "unless concrete steps are taken in the coming days we may have no choice but to close the mission."
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