Fatah seeks to rekindle ties with Syrian regime

Rival Palestinian parties Fatah and Hamas are both making overtures to Syria, but one appears to be having considerably more success than the other.
Azzam al-Ahmad (L), head of the Fatah group, and Mousa Abu Marzook, a senior member of Hamas, speak after a news conference in Cairo April 27, 2011. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group has inked a deal with bitter rival Hamas to end their long-running feud and form an interim government ahead of elections this year, officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1E74S0BG401
Fatah Central Committee member Azzam al-Ahmad (L) and Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior member of Hamas, speak after a news conference, Cairo, Egypt, April 27, 2011. - REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
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Hamas and the Syrian regime have not been on the best of terms since 2012, when the Palestinian movement left the Syrian territories after the revolution began. Though Hamas has expressed interest in repairing the relationship, Syria continues to shut the group out. 

Meanwhile, Syria has been more open to Hamas rival Fatah, which has made several official visits to Damascus.

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