Hardline militants targeted today the predominantly-Christian city of As-Suqaylabiyah with mortars and homegrown missiles, killing at least one person and wounding 4 others.

Local activists said the attacks occurred as people of As-Suqaylabiyah gathered in large numbers to celebrate the Palm Sunday.

A raw video was filmed featuring nearby explosions while prayers were celebrating at the Peter & Paul church in the city.

Extremist militants fighting for the Saudi-backed Ahrar Ash-Sham, and the Syrian al-Qaeda branch, Jabhet al-Nusra, control large swathes to the north, namely Qalaat al-Madiq, Kafr Nabudah and Kafr Zita.

As-Suqaylabiyah, located nearly 48 km to the northwest of Hama, is an ancient Aramaic city that served as a defense line for the historic city of Apamea (founded nearly 300 BC).