GAZA — Khaled Meshal, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, has effectively abandoned his longtime base in Syria, where a popular uprising has left thousands dead, and has no plans to return, Hamas sources in Gaza said Friday. Related The Lede Blog: Protesters Storm Syria's Embassy in Cairo (January 27, 2012) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. “The situation there does not allow the leadership to be present,” a Hamas official in Gaza said. “There are no more Hamas leaders in Damascus.” The official and others, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hamas leaders had left the Syrian...Do you like this? |
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