A flag flies at the Syrian Embassy in Washington May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday suspended operations of Syria's embassy in Washington and its consulates and told diplomats and staff who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents to leave the country.
State Department officials said while embassy and consular activities were affected the United States was not severing diplomatic relations with Syria despite failed peace initiatives to end the three-year-old war.
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