BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The situation in northern Hama has turned very worrisome over the last 24 hours, as the jihadsit rebels of Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham (formerly Al-Nusra Front) have taken control of several sites from their opposition allies.
According to reports from local rebel activists, Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham entered the strategic town of Helfaya in northern Hama today, forcing the remaining militants to flee the area.
With Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham in full control of Helfaya, the largest Christian town in Syria now faces a serious threat from the sectarian rebel forces that are not part of the nationwide ceasefire.
Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham launched a massive offensive in northern Hama in 2014 that threatened Mhardeh and its civilians after Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani (Nusra leader at the time) declared his jihadist rebels would take the town from the Syrian Armed Forces – they ultimately failed to do so.
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