▁in ▁Ale ppo . ▁F igh ters ▁also ▁said ▁ 1 5 ▁government ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁three ▁t anks ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁However , ▁overall , ▁the ▁re bel ▁off ensive ▁had ▁st alled ▁and ▁opposition ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁struggling ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁their ▁positions ▁under ▁heavy ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁One ▁re bel ▁described ▁the ▁current ▁situation ▁as ▁' bor ing ' ▁with ▁the ▁battle ▁becoming ▁yet ▁another ▁st alem ate . ▁Reb els ▁bl amed ▁the ▁st alem ate ▁on ▁their ▁low ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁inferior ▁fire power . ▁ ▁Ale ppo ▁Square ▁bomb ings , ▁Old ▁City ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Ale ppo ▁fighting ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁SO HR ▁said ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁were ▁either ▁killed ▁or ▁injured ▁by ▁bomb s ▁in ▁the ▁K arm ▁al - J ab al ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁the ▁al - S ha ' ar ▁area . ▁Several ▁neighborhood s ▁were ▁bom bed ▁including ▁Sh ak ur ▁and ▁Sal ah ed d ine . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁reb els ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁rep uls ed ▁attacks ▁in ▁Han ano , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁heavy ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁The ▁reb els ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁moving ▁towards ▁the ▁city ▁center . ▁ ▁The ▁pro - g overn ment ▁Leb an ese ▁Al - Di yar ▁newspaper ▁announced ▁that ▁Ass ad ▁had ▁flow n ▁to ▁Ale ppo ▁by ▁hel ic