Far from the battles in Syria, Hezbollah continues to bury its own. Funeral procession of party militants and supporters in the village of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, March 9, 2025. (Rabih Daher/AFP)
The sectarian violence that has shaken Syria’s coastal areas in recent days, following clashes between the new authorities and loyalists of the ousted president Bashar al-Assad, raises the question of whether Hezbollah will seize this opportunity to make a comeback in Syria.Hezbollah must be pleased to see the new Syrian government— which expelled it from the country after Assad’s downfall— now weakened. Moreover, massacres committed by individuals close to the new government against Alawite civilians strongly fuel the rhetoric of the Iran-aligned party, whose circles describe the new Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, as a “terrorist” and a threat to Syria’s various minorities.However, for now, Hezbollah appears to be keeping its distance from the developments in Syria. This is partly because it may fear its dangerous repercussions in...
The sectarian violence that has shaken Syria’s coastal areas in recent days, following clashes between the new authorities and loyalists of the ousted president Bashar al-Assad, raises the question of whether Hezbollah will seize this opportunity to make a comeback in Syria.Hezbollah must be pleased to see the new Syrian government— which expelled it from the country after Assad’s downfall— now weakened. Moreover, massacres committed by individuals close to the new government against Alawite civilians strongly fuel the rhetoric of the Iran-aligned party, whose circles describe the new Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, as a “terrorist” and a threat to Syria’s various minorities.However, for now, Hezbollah appears to be keeping its distance from the developments in Syria. This is partly because it may fear its dangerous...