ASSESSMENTS
Tensions Grow Between Hezbollah and the Syrian Regime
Apr 22, 2014 | 09:20 GMT

Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of Al-Manar cameraman Mohammad Mantash, who was killed in Syria, during his funeral in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Sir on April 15.
(MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)
Summary
Several recent incidents have highlighted the tension that can flare up between Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, especially those at the local level. But despite occasional acrimony, Hezbollah and the Syrian regime will keep their relationship largely intact because each side depends heavily on the other.
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