Top British officials traveled to Damascus to urge Syria to influence Hamas into moderating its views. Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Prime Minister Tony Blair’s top foreign policy adviser, led the secret delegation to Monday’s meeting with President Bashar Assad, according to British press accounts published Wednesday.
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