Despite sharing a common foe, cooperation between Hezbollah and SDF remains unlikely

At first glance, Hezbollah and the Kurdish forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) appear to have every reason to stand together against Syria’s new leadership.Hezbollah suffered a major setback with the fall of the Assad regime, losing its supply lines with Iran, while the SDF continues to seek autonomy in the areas it controls in the country’s North East. Yet despite this convergence of interests, a strategic alliance between the two sides remains difficult to envision.Late last year, media reports in Syria and then in Israel said a meeting took place in Beirut between SDF officials and members of Hezbollah. The delegation was also said to have met in Lebanon with “officers and businessmen affiliated with influential circles of the former Syrian regime,” according to Syria TV, which is close to the authorities. More on this In...