▁also ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁enc irc led ▁the ▁Cit adel ▁of ▁Ale ppo . ▁ ▁Reb el ▁activ ists ▁claimed ▁that ▁Kur d ish ▁forces ▁had ▁either ▁reached ▁agreement ▁with ▁reb els ▁to ▁allow ▁their ▁rapid ▁advance ▁or ▁assist ed ▁the ▁reb els ▁by ▁simply ▁leaving ▁their ▁check points ▁over night . ▁One ▁re bel ▁sp okes man ▁claimed ▁that ▁Kur d ish ▁forces ▁might ▁join ▁the ▁Free ▁Sy rian ▁Army . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁government ▁t anks ▁moved ▁into ▁F ais al ▁street , ▁the ▁main ▁thorough fare ▁running ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁districts ▁of ▁al - J ad ide ▁and ▁Q ad ime , ▁forcing ▁the ▁reb els ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁tact ical ▁retre at ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁Ash raf iy ya ▁district . ▁The ▁t anks ▁position ed ▁themselves ▁at ▁Ash raf i ye h ▁district ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁leading ▁some ▁to ▁fear ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁being ▁sh elled , ▁although ▁the ▁t anks ▁did ▁not ▁open ▁fire . ▁However , ▁Kur d ish ▁activ ists ▁claimed ▁that ▁army ▁how itz ers ▁sh elled ▁Ash raf iy ya , ▁leaving ▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁dead ▁including ▁ 8 ▁Kur ds . ▁Two ▁journal ists ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁attack . ▁Kur d ish ▁activ ists ▁also ▁accused ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Government ▁of ▁shell ing ▁Kur d ish ▁bus es ▁that ▁were ▁coming ▁from ▁Er fin ▁to ▁Ale ppo ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁causing ▁