The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has decided to pull some of its foreign staff out of the Syrian capital due to the deteriorating security situation in the city. In press release, distributed here today, the ICRC said only a team of about 50 staff would remain in Syria. A Red Cross spokesman in Geneva said the temporarily move was prompted by security concerns in Damascus A Red Cross spokesman in Geneva said the temporarily move was prompted by security concerns in Damascus. The ICRC is the only international organization allowed to operate in Syria.