Leaving town: Is it a sign of an endgame in Syria when Hamas votes with its feet?
Hamas is finding Damascus too rough and is leaving the Syrian capital. That might be one of the signs of the end of the regime. But don’t be counting your chickens quite yet. John McCreary writes in NightWatch that, “Expect more Iranian support for Damascus and more Iranian Islamic Republican Guard Corps personnel to show ...
Hamas is finding Damascus too rough and is leaving the Syrian capital. That might be one of the signs of the end of the regime.
Hamas is finding Damascus too rough and is leaving the Syrian capital. That might be one of the signs of the end of the regime.
But don’t be counting your chickens quite yet. John McCreary writes in NightWatch that, “Expect more Iranian support for Damascus and more Iranian Islamic Republican Guard Corps personnel to show up in Syria and in southern Lebanon. The Iranians do not appear ready to abandon Syria yet.”
Meanwhile, Egypt looks like it might be moving into Phase II of its revolution.
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