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Wide of State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland walking into briefing room2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Victoria Nuland, State Department Spokeswoman:\"We have concluded that we need to suspend operations at our embassy in Damascus in...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Wide of State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland walking into briefing room\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Victoria Nuland, State Department Spokeswoman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We have concluded that we need to suspend operations at our embassy in Damascus in light of the fact that we have security concerns about the safety of our personnel. As you know, we had been working for many weeks with Syrian officials to try to control access around our embassy and facility. We were not able to come to appropriate arrangements there, so the decision was made to suspend operations. Ambassador Ford and the remaining personnel departed the country Damascus time this morning and the flag's been taken down.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Zoom from wide exterior of Syrian Embassy in Washington to Syrian flag\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close-up of sign reading (English) \"Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Pan of White House Spokesman Jay Carney walking into White House briefing room\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of reporters\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jay Carney, White House Spokesman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We've been drawing down our personnel at the embassy for some time, because of security concerns, and that is why we have closed that embassy today. Ambassador Ford and all American personnel have now departed the country. That's a reflection of the situation in Syria with regards to the safety of those individuals. We will continue to work at every level to coordinate with those who believe as we do that action needs to be taken, that we cannot, that it is not the right course to help prop up the Assad regime, that we need to continue to put pressure on him and his cronies, if you will, and to further isolate him, limit his access to financial resources, and therefore make it harder and harder for him to maintain this crackdown.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of Carney at podium\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of journalists\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jay Carney, White House Spokesman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We're deeply disturbed by the crackdown against NGOs in Egypt, including the filing of charges against Americans. Groups like the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute and many others, both American and Egyptian, have done nothing wrong. Their only assignment is to support Egypt in its transition to democracy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Carney at podium\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Victoria Nuland, State Department Spokesman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We have communicated for weeks now at all levels of the Egyptian government our grave concerns regarding this crackdown. We've underscored how serious these actions are. And we've clearly said, as the secretary did again in Munich, that these actions can have consequences for our relationship, including with regard to our assistance programme. That is not what we want. We need to resolve this issue now.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of journalist\u003cbr/\u003eThe US closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the violence in Syria.\u003cbr/\u003eUS State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed that US ambassador Robert Ford and 17 other US officials left Syria and were expected to travel back to the United States. \u003cbr/\u003eTheir departure comes two weeks after the State Department warned that it would close the embassy unless Assad's government better protected the mission, citing safety concerns over embassy personnel and a recent series of car bombs. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We have concluded that we need to suspend operations at our embassy in Damascus in light of the fact that we have security concerns about the safety of our personnel,\" said Nuland. \u003cbr/\u003eThe State Department also warned Americans against any travel to Syria. \u003cbr/\u003eIt recommended all US citizens in the country to depart immediately, adding that the Polish embassy would provide emergency consular services for Americans remaining in Syria.\u003cbr/\u003eNuland said the Syrian Embassy in Washington, DC will remain open.\u003cbr/\u003eMonday's move coincides with a US effort to build an international coalition in support of Syria's opposition.\u003cbr/\u003eThe United Nations estimates that well over 5,400 people have been killed since March, when mostly peaceful protesters rose up to voice their anger against the Assad regime. \u003cbr/\u003eA brutal crackdown ensued, prompting armed rebels to take the fight to regime troops and try to establish control in pro-opposition areas. \u003cbr/\u003eThe government has responded with even more violence, raising fears of an all-out civil war.\u003cbr/\u003eAt the White House, spokesman Jay Carney said despite the embassy closing, the US would continue to work with its international allies to ensure that Assad's government is held accountable.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We will continue to work at every level to coordinate with those who believe as we do that action needs to be taken,\" Carney said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We need to continue to put pressure on him and his cronies, if you will, and to further isolate him, limit his access to financial resources, and therefore make it harder and harder for him to maintain this crackdown,\" Carney told reporters.\u003cbr/\u003eSyria has seen one of the bloodiest crackdowns since the wave of Arab uprisings began more than a year ago. \u003cbr/\u003eWorld powers are bitterly divided over how to deal with the situation. \u003cbr/\u003eThe US, its European partners and much of the Arab world want Assad to step down and transfer power to his vice president as part of a transition to democracy. \u003cbr/\u003eBut Russia and China reject any talk of military intervention or regime change. \u003cbr/\u003eThey vetoed a UN resolution over the weekend that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for Syria's post-Assad future.\u003cbr/\u003ePresident Barack Obama said the conflict in Syria should be resolved without outside military intervention, saying a negotiated solution in Syria is still possible.\u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, Egypt is embroiled in a new row with the United States, which is threatening to cut off 1.5 (b) billion US dollars in annual aid because of a crackdown on Egyptian and foreign non-profit groups promoting democracy and human rights. \u003cbr/\u003eThe ruling military accuses the groups of using foreign funding to foment unrest.\u003cbr/\u003eThe crisis escalated on Sunday when authorities referred 43 employees of non-profit groups, including 19 Americans, to trial. \u003cbr/\u003eOn Monday, they released names of the 19 Americans who will be tried, including the son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. \u003cbr/\u003eOut of the 19, only six are in the country.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington has reacted angrily to the case, which started with raids last month on the offices of the groups. \u003cbr/\u003eOn Monday Carney said the White House was disappointed with Egypt's handing of the issue, which US officials have warned could stand in the way of badly needed US aid.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We're deeply disturbed by the crackdown against NGOs (Nongovernmental Organisations) in Egypt, including the filing of charges against Americans,\" Carney said. \u003cbr/\u003eAt the State Department, Nuland added, \"These actions can have consequences for our relationship, including with regard to our assistance programme. 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