ISIS cells resumed their activity and seized more villages in northeastern Hama from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda). ISIS units allegedly captured the villages of Qasr Ibn Wardan, Abla, Jubb Safa, Ubb al-Qanat, Rasm al-Tina,Tal Halawa, Tulayl Hamr and others. In total, the terrorist group allegedly took control over 10 villages.
According to reports, the expansion of ISIS in the area had become possible thanks to defections from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and long-prepared sleeper cells.
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