AdvertisementSyria, Running Low On Friends, Angrily Sheds AnotherOctober 02, 2012Greg MyrefacebookEmailPalestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal was a close ally of Syria and lived in the capital Damascus for years. But relations soured over the uprising in Syria, and Syria's state television denounced him in withering terms. Mashaal is shown speaking at a conference in Turkey on Sunday. (AP)