Assad ignored pleas for security from U.S. embassy in Damascus

Assad ignored pleas for security from U.S. embassy in Damascus

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has shut its embassy in Syria and moved American staffers and their families out of the country. The State Department said it has ordered the suspension of all operations at the U.S. embassy in Damascus. The department, citing deteriorating security, said the regime of Syrian President Bashar […]