Hamas has decided to restore ties with Syria some10 years after its leadership shunned Damascus over opposition to President Bashar Assad's crackdown on the revolt against his rule, group officials said Tuesday.
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One official said the two sides have held several "high-profile meetings to achieve that goal."
Syrian officials did not comment on the report.
Hamas leaders had publicly endorsed the 2011 uprising seeking to topple Assad's dynastic rule and left their Damascus headquarters.
The move at angered their common ally, Iran. The Islamic republic has maintained an increased presence in Syria to shore up Assad's presidency and have also ordered Hezbollah, its Lebanon-based proxy, to send troops to his aid.
Hamas' ties with Iran were later restored and officials of the Palestinian Islamist faction praised the Islamic Republic for help with building their Gaza arsenal of long-range rockets, which they used in fighting Israel.
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