Before [[Arab Spring]], Hamas had its headquarters in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] under the protection and support of that country's dictator, [[Bashar al-Assad]] though Assad broke ties with Hamas when Hamas backed the anti-Christian Free Syrian Army.. Hamas also receives much support from theocratic [[Iran]]. | Before [[Arab Spring]], Hamas had its headquarters in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] under the protection and support of that country's dictator, [[Bashar al-Assad]] though Assad broke ties with Hamas when Hamas backed the anti-Christian Free Syrian Army.. Hamas also receives much support from theocratic [[Iran]]. |