State Issues Travel Warning for Tunisia, Syria
The Department of State issued Travel Warnings for Tunisia (here) and Syria (here) on Oct. 4 and Oct. 7, respectively, warning U.S. citizens against travel to those destinations due to unstable conditions. In Tunisia, the potential for demonstrations and unrest is high, said State. The country remains in a “state of emergency” and the U.S. embassy is operating with limited staff. On Sept. 14, 2012, violent mobs caused extensive property damage during an attack on the U.S. Embassy and the American Cooperative School of Tunis, State said. Tunisian security forces have also been targeted, according to State.
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U.S. citizens should depart Syria immediately, in light of the on-going conflict there, State said. Conventional warfare, kidnappings, bombings and murder are continuing threats to U.S. citizens and others. There is also a threat from terrorism, posed by groups that include al-Qaida in Iraq and its affiliate al-Nusrah Front, as well as other extremist groups, said State.