▁were ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁al - And alus ▁school , ▁al - H ay at ▁Hospital , ▁Rah mo ▁K hat ab ▁school , ▁al - H ami y at ▁Hospital ▁and ▁A hm ad ▁S ae ed ▁school . ▁The ▁army ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁M ays al oun ▁Hospital . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁August , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁TV ▁rep orter ▁M ika ▁Yam am oto ▁was ▁killed , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁Ale ppo . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁August , ▁both ▁sides ▁claimed ▁adv ances , ▁although ▁neither ▁could ▁be ▁independently ▁verified . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁August , ▁reb els ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁advance ▁in ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la , ▁but ▁their ▁attack ▁was ▁rep elled ▁by ▁heavy ▁mort ar ▁and ▁R PG ▁fire . ▁Government ▁forces ▁sh elled ▁Ale ppo ▁and ▁two ▁neighbour ing ▁towns . ▁The ▁army ▁bomb arded ▁re bel ▁weapon ▁stock s ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁security ▁official . ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁both ▁sides ▁were ▁heading ▁to ▁Ale ppo . ▁ ▁Cl ash es ▁in ▁Christian ▁districts ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁military ▁reported ly ▁captured ▁three ▁Christian ▁neighborhood s ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁City , ▁according ▁to ▁residents ▁contact ed ▁by ▁AF P . ▁The ▁districts ▁of ▁J de y de h , ▁T ela ▁and ▁S ula im ani ye h ▁had ▁been ▁captured