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U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure

2012/02/06 11:16:38 @Reuters: Top News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.
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