▁the ▁city ' s ▁north west ▁entrance , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁air port . ▁In ▁Z ah ra a ▁a ▁fire ▁started ▁in ▁a ▁building ▁close ▁to ▁air ▁force ▁intelligence ▁branch . ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁Arab ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁fire ▁had ▁bur nt ▁down ▁its ▁main ▁w are house , ▁destroy ing ▁supplies ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁winter . ▁Fight ing ▁was ▁reported ▁near ▁the ▁air port . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁November , ▁fighting ▁was ▁reported ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁L ir am un ▁neighbourhood . ▁S AN A ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁army ▁took ▁Al - She ikh ▁S ae ed ▁Area . ▁During ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁Army ▁p ounded ▁re bel ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁area . ▁Reb els ▁began ▁using ▁' bar rel ▁bomb s ' ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁dropped ▁on ▁re bel ▁areas ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁an ▁army ▁position ▁in ▁K are m ▁J ab al ▁district . ▁They ▁rolled ▁through ▁the ▁se wers ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁guard post ▁before ▁being ▁det on ated . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁November , ▁a ▁car ▁bomb ▁expl oded ▁in ▁L ir am un . ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁reb els ▁continued ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁north west . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November , ▁reb els ▁storm ed ▁the ▁home ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 6 th ▁Regiment ▁in ▁nearby ▁U rum ▁al - S