▁reported ▁capt uring ▁eight ▁Sh ab bi ha ▁milit iam en . ▁O pp osition ▁activ ists ▁and ▁reb els ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁milit ia ▁engaged ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁fought ▁alongside ▁government ▁troops ▁against ▁the ▁re bel ▁forces ▁in ▁She ikh ▁Ma q s oud . ▁S AN A ▁said ▁that ▁district ▁residents ▁were ▁fighting ▁alongside ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁army ▁against ▁the ▁re bel ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁central ▁and ▁southern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁main ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁re bel ▁attack ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁center ▁were ▁towards ▁the ▁government - h eld ▁Ham idi ya ▁and ▁al - M idan ▁districts . ▁Res idents ▁in ▁previously ▁peace ful ▁neighborhood s ▁told ▁AF P ▁that ▁the ▁violence ▁was ▁" un pre ced ented ", ▁saying ▁" The ▁sound ▁from ▁the ▁fighting ▁has ▁been ▁non - stop ," ▁" Every one ▁is ▁ter r ified . ▁I ▁have ▁never ▁heard ▁anything ▁like ▁this ▁before ." ▁In ▁the ▁south , ▁reb els ▁advanced ▁through ▁the ▁I za a , ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la ▁and ▁Su k ari ▁districts . ▁Reb el ▁commander ▁Ab u ▁Fur at ▁said ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁fighting ▁a ▁regular ▁army ▁base ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁Sal ah ed d ine ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁re bel , ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁their ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁wounded ▁during ▁the