During the
Syrian Civil War the embassy has seen several protests: by those opposed to government of
Bashar al-Assad in 2011 and 2012 and by the well-known Islamist
Anjem Choudary in 2013. The British government, along with several other countries, expelled the Syrian ambassador in May 2012 in protest at the escalating violence in the country. The embassy closed in late 2013. The Syrian embassy was reopened on 13 November 2025, with Syrian Foreign Minister
Asaad al-Shaibani raised the
new Syrian flag over the embassy building. == See also ==