News Alert: U.S. closes embassy in Syria

	Monday, February 6, 2012 9:30:40 AM NEWS ALERT AP: U.S. closes embassy in Damascus, pulls American diplomats out of Syria The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria, the Associated Press reports. Officials say Ambassador Robert Ford and other diplomats left Syria on Monday. It's the most dramatic U.S. move so far after 11 months of a violent crackdown on dissent by President Bashar Assad's regime. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-closes-embassy-in-syria/2012/02/06/gIQA3nittQ_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy