Hamas representative left Sudan under American pressure

Hamas's representative had left Sudan in a move about which Palestinian sources said was the result of US pressure on Sudan for hosting the representative of the movement.

Washington lists Hamas being a "terrorist" group and Sudan "being a terrorism sponsor country," despite the fact it said it is considering lifting Sudan's name from the list if it signs a peace agreement to end a civil war which has lasted for more than two decades in the south.

In October, the US Secretary Of State Colin Powell attended peace talks in Kenya between the southern rebels and Khartoum government. He said that Sudan did not meet American demands to close the offices of the Palestinian Hamas and Jihad movements. But Palestinian sources in Khartoum said that Hamas does not have an office in Khartoum, rather a representative for the movement ( Jamal Issa) who already left Sudan last week because of the American pressure.