Monday, February 6, 2012

Travel Warning: US Embassy Closes in Syria, US Citizens Urged to Leave

The United States warns US citizens against travel to Syria and recommends that U.S. citizens in Syria depart immediately.

The United States advised the Government of Syria that it has suspended all embassy operations effective February 6, 2012, given ongoing violence and a deteriorating security situation.

All official U.S. embassy personnel and their family members have departed. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated January 11, 2012.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5633