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The November 2013 travel warnings are a listing of any warnings that have been posted by the US Department of State in the month of October, warning bahamas vacation rentals travelers who plan to visit those countries. Remember bahamas vacation rentals to exercise extra care if you are visiting these countries, and check with your travel insurance provider to make sure you still have coverage in place – sometimes some benefits can be excluded for countries under a travel warning.
The Department recommends you avoid all travel to the city of Goma and the province of North Kivu, and all but essential travel to the province of South Kivu and the Ituri region in the province of Orientale. With ongoing instability and violence in North and South Kivu, northeastern Orientale, and northern and central bahamas vacation rentals Katanga province, the Department s ability to provide consular services to U.S. citizens in these regions of the DRC is extremely limited.
The Department of State strongly recommends that you avoid all travel to the states in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan (Upper Nile, Unity, and Western bahamas vacation rentals Bahr el Ghazal states in South Sudan; Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states in Sudan; and the Abyei Special Administrative District). Although fighting between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has declined since spring 2012, the potential for troop build-ups along the border and renewed fighting remains.
The Department of State urges travelers to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states, and advises you to consider carefully the risks of travel bahamas vacation rentals in other areas of Sudan. On September 14, 2012, the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum was attacked during a protest demonstration, resulting in a six-month ordered departure of all non-essential staff and accompanying family members.
The Department of State warns of the risks of traveling to Burundi, reiterating existing bahamas vacation rentals security concerns and notes the security restrictions on travel for Embassy personnel remain in place. Because Burundi participates in peacekeeping bahamas vacation rentals operations in Somalia, the terrorist organization al-Shabaab, based in Somalia, has threatened to conduct terror bahamas vacation rentals attacks in Burundi. It may also target U.S. interests in Burundi.
The Department of State has issued a Travel Warning for Colombia to inform travelers about the security situation in Colombia. Security in Colombia bahamas vacation rentals has improved significantly in recent years, including in tourist and business travel destinations bahamas vacation rentals such as Bogota and Cartagena, but violence linked to narco-trafficking continues to affect some rural areas and parts of large cities.
The Department bahamas vacation rentals of State warns of the risks of travel to Chad and recommends avoiding travel to eastern Chad and border regions. Travelers should be particularly vigilant when visiting hotels, restaurants, markets, and easily accessible public areas that expatriates and foreign travelers frequent.
The Department of State urges travelers to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of current safety and security concerns. The potential in Lebanon for a spontaneous upsurge in violence remains. Lebanese government authorities are not able to guarantee protection for citizens or visitors to the country should violence erupt suddenly.
The Department of State continues to warn against travel to Syria and strongly recommends that those remaining in Syria depart immediately. The security situation remains volatile bahamas vacation rentals and unpredictable as an armed conflict between government and anti-government bahamas vacation rentals armed groups continues throughout the country, along with an increased risk of kidnappings, bombings, murder, and terrorism.
The Department of State warns of travel to Tunisia as a  state of emergency bahamas vacation rentals declared by the government of Tunisia remains in effect, and the U.S. Embassy continues to operate with limited staffing due to security concerns.  On September 14, 2012, violent mobs caused extensive property damage bahamas vacation rentals during an attack on the U.S. Embassy and the American Cooperative School of Tunis.
The Department of State continues to warn travelers about visiting North Korea (Democratic People s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). Those crossing into North Korea, even accidentally, have been subject to arbitrary arrest and long-term detention. Since January 2009, four U.S. citizens have been arrested for entering North Korea illegally, bahamas vacation rentals and two U.S. citizens who entered on valid DPRK visas were arrested inside North Korea on other charges.
While traveling, please keep these travel warnings in mind. Travelers are also advised to enroll through the U.S. Department of State’s  Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)  to stay up to date on travel security information.
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