Hamas leader Meshaal quietly quits Syria as violence continues

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has effectively abandoned his headquarters in the Syrian capital, Damascus, diplomatic and intelligence sources said on Friday.
”Meshaal is not staying in Syria as he used to do. He is almost out all the time,” said a diplomat in the region who spoke on condition of anonymity.

A regional intelligence source, who also did not wish to be identified, said: “He's not going back to Syria. That's the decision he's made. There's still a Hamas presence there, but it's insignificant.”

Damascus is isolated following a bloody, 10-month uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad and is not secure, the diplomat said, adding that Meshaal was no longer able to receive international visitors there.

Analysts say Meshaal was also embarrassed by Assad's violent crackdown, with more than 5,000 people reported killed. Many victims of the security forces have been Sunni Muslims allied to the Muslim Brotherhood, whose support Meshaal relies on.

Assad is backed mainly by his minority Alawite sect and other minorities.

Shama-Shamar-Kaiya's analysis:
The Muslim gang wars continue ... the seed of al makir / the deceiver, ruin / decay / corruption Hb#7843, planted, brings forth violence / Hamas Hb# 2555 Gen 6:11