▁fighting ▁in ▁Mid an ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁cent ering ▁on ▁two ▁police ▁stations . ▁The ▁reb els ▁captured ▁the ▁stations , ▁were ▁driven ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁military , ▁returned ▁in ▁a ▁counter - att ack , ▁and ▁were ▁attacked ▁again . ▁S AN A ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Army ▁had ▁cleared ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁H re it ani ▁building , ▁Sports ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Mat ern ity ▁Hospital . ▁The ▁reb els ▁turned ▁St ▁Gregory ▁Church ▁into ▁a ▁battle field ▁when ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁progress ▁in ▁Mid an , ▁before ▁being ▁forced ▁back ▁by ▁heavy ▁Army ▁resistance . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁night , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Army ▁conducted ▁air - st rik es ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁police ▁stations , ▁forcing ▁the ▁reb els ▁to ▁retre at . ▁An ▁air - st rike ▁was ▁also ▁conducted ▁against ▁a ▁re bel - h eld ▁police ▁station ▁in ▁Han ano . ▁A ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁guard ▁seized ▁the ▁Ans ar ▁Mos que ▁in ▁the ▁re bel - control led ▁Ar q ou b ▁district , ▁which ▁was ▁strateg ically ▁position ed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Han ano ▁military ▁base . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁September , ▁the ▁Army ▁controlled ▁most ▁of ▁al - M idan ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁check points ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Reb els ▁still ▁held ▁some ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Mid an ▁and ▁the ▁re bel - h eld ▁B ost an ▁P asha ▁and ▁Ar q ou b ▁districts . ▁Cl ash es ▁continued