Syria says no to restoring ties with Hamas
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Syrian officials were always reluctant to re-establish ties with Hamas, arguing that the military group backstabbed its leadership in 2011.
‘Brotherhood blood’. A 2007 file picture shows Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) meeting with Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus.(AP)
BEIRUT - For more than two years, Iran and Hezbollah have been trying to mend broken bridges between Damascus and their allies in Hamas. The “Axis of Resistance,” which included Syria, Hezbollah and Iran, they claimed, would never be complete without Hamas.
What started out as informal talks led by third parties developed into direct contact for the first time since 2011. So close were the two sides to an agreement that Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Hani...