<p>I hate to sound like such an alarmist, but from my reading, by Syrian law, any male born to a Syrian male is a citizen of Syria. They don’t recognize dual citizenship or nationalism. So whatever his status here, once he gets there, he’s a Syrian citizen and the US Embassy cannot intervene in his situation. </p>
<p>Syria does have conscription into the military. I saw on the Australian government’s webpage that Syria gives a 3 month grace period for Syrian citizens from Australia to visit and leave Syria before being drafted, but I haven’t seen anything about the US one way or the other.</p>