, ▁cl ash es ▁were ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁I za ' a ▁and ▁the ▁government - h eld ▁western ▁Z ah ra ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁reb els ▁in ▁Ale ppo , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁foreign ▁supplies , ▁were ▁manufact uring ▁their ▁own ▁weapons . ▁The ▁reb els ▁denied ▁receiving ▁any ▁foreign ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁weapons . ▁A ▁re bel ▁commander ▁named ▁Ab del k ader ▁el - H ad ji ▁stated ▁" The ▁weapons ▁we ▁have ▁now ▁we ▁captured ▁from ▁Ass ad ' s ▁army . ▁We ▁now ▁have ▁a ▁few ▁t anks . ▁Where ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁we ▁got ▁them ? ▁We ▁took ▁them ▁from ▁Ass ad ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁September , ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁launched ▁an ▁operation ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁B ust an ▁al - Q as r . ▁Kill ings ▁occurred ▁near ▁al - F ida a ▁al - A rab i ▁school . ▁S AN A ▁said ▁that ▁other ▁cl ash es ▁occurred ▁in ▁Han ano , ▁al - F at ay es ▁quarter ▁in ▁al - J ad ide h ▁and ▁al - Ar q ou b ▁area ▁and ▁Q adi ▁Ask ar ▁round about . ▁S AN A ▁said ▁" he avy ▁losses " ▁were ▁inf lic ted ▁upon ▁the ▁reb els . ▁Government ▁troops ▁engaged ▁in ▁street ▁batt les ▁in ▁the ▁re bel - h eld ▁S ule iman ▁al - H al abi ▁district , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁al - M idan . ▁ ▁O pp