US pulls envoy out of Syria, Damascus retaliates (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111024/capt.e50bd3287da143c38302c6a4af4afd97-e50bd3287da143c38302c6a4af4afd97-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=PHiaQSSj84g4Szm64oFKww--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2011 photo taken during a government-organized tour for foreign diplomats and the media, US ambassador in Syria Robert Ford, covers his nose during his visit with other foreign diplomats to a mass grave, in Jisr el-Shughour, north of Syria. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, that Ambassador Robert Ford returned to Washington this weekend after 'credible threats against his personal safety.' (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama administration pulled its ambassador out of Syria over security concerns, blaming President Bashar Assad's regime for the threats that made it no longer safe for Robert Ford to remain. The Syrian government quickly ordered home its envoy to the United States, raising the diplomatic stakes.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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