The United States warned of grave consequences if terrorists of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which was previously known as al-Nusra Front, control over Idlib province northwest Syria, saying that would make it difficult to dissuade Russia from renewing bombing that recently stopped.

In an online letter published late Wednesday, the top State Department official in charge of Syria policy, Michael Ratney, said the recent attack by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, strengthened its grip on the province and put “the future of northern Syria in big danger.”

Ratney, who was behind secret talks with Moscow over the ceasefire in southwest Syria announced by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, said “the north of Syria witnessed one of its biggest tragedies.”

“In the event of the hegemony of Nusra Front on Idlib, it would be difficult for the United States to convince the international parties to take the necessary military measures,” he added.

Source: Fana News