▁action ▁during ▁an ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁military ▁a cademy ▁located ▁near ▁Muslim i ye h , ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Ale ppo . ▁Al - J ader , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Ab u ▁Fur at , ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁susp icious ▁of ▁the ▁growing ▁j ih ad ist ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁" keep ▁J ab hat ▁al - N us ra ▁at ▁bay ". ▁SO HR ▁reported ▁that ▁reb els ▁had ▁captured ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy , ▁while ▁Republican ▁Guard ▁troops ▁were ▁deployed ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁in ▁a ▁counter att ack . ▁O pp osition ▁forces ▁eventually ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy , ▁a ▁campus ▁of ▁around ▁. ▁At ▁least ▁ 2 4 ▁reb els ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁government ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁The ▁remaining ▁government ▁troops ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁re group ed ▁near ▁the ▁prison ▁at ▁Muslim i ye h ▁and ▁the ▁al - Kind i ▁Hospital ▁in ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁refuge e ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Hand ar at , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁captured ▁from ▁the ▁reb els ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December . ▁However , ▁they ▁remained ▁enc irc led ▁by ▁opposition ▁forces . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁fighting ▁bread ▁rose ▁from ▁$ 0 . 3 5 ▁( US D ) ▁to ▁$ 3 ▁for ▁a ▁bag ▁of ▁ 8 ▁lo aves . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December , ▁the ▁re bel ▁al - T a wh id ▁Brigade ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the