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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/04/us-syria-hamas-idUSTRE7B30IN20111204
Hamas Quietly Scales Back Its Presence in Syria
(Reuters) Nidal al-Mughrabi - Dozens of Hamas operatives have quietly returned to Gaza from Damascus as Hamas scales back its presence in Syria, diplomats said on Sunday. The Hamas delegation in Damascus, which once numbered hundreds of Palestinian officials and their relatives, has shrunk to a few dozen. Dozens of Hamas operatives and their families, who had lived in Syria since the 1990s, and others who moved there in recent years have returned to Gaza via Egypt in recent weeks. Hamas has refused to hold rallies in Palestinian refugee camps in support of the Assad government, angering Syria.