Assad will, like the U.S., prove to be an ally of convenience to the Kurds, lasting only as long as it is convenient to Assad. Assad and Erdogan will come to an agreement, and once that is sealed the Kurds in Syria will be back under the oppressive thumb of Assad, just as they (12 million) are under the thumb of Erdogan in Turkey. The Kurds will again find they have no real friends in the world. Who will be any winner among the Kurds? The most radical elements among the Kurds will be the winners, as Kurds will quit listening to their moderate politicians.
We should all be absolutely fine with that outcome.
I am.