American school in Syria obeys order to close
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An American school in Damascus closed its doors and told students to go home Monday after the Syrian government ordered it shut down in response to a deadly US cross-border raid near the Iraqi border.
A voice message on the school's answering machine said the Damascus Community School was closed to comply with the government's decision. An official at the US Embassy in Damascus confirmed that the school, which serves elementary through high school students, was closing to comply with the Syrian government's demand it shut its doors after an Oct. 26 US military raid that Damascus says killed eight people. (AP)
