▁leaving ▁the ▁city . ▁F ear ing ▁a ▁continued ▁Army ▁advance , ▁some ▁re bel ▁units ▁in ▁nearby ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la ▁and ▁B ust an ▁al - Q as ar , ▁districts ▁east ▁of ▁Sal ah ed d ine , ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁ev acu ate . ▁The ▁withdraw al ▁occurred ▁while ▁the ▁city ▁remained ▁relatively ▁quiet , ▁as ▁government ▁forces ▁made ▁little ▁attempt ▁to ▁advance . ▁During ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 9 ▁August , ▁troops ▁and ▁arm ored ▁vehicles , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁M uk hab ar at ▁and ▁the ▁Sh abi ha , ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁searching ▁house ▁to ▁house ▁for ▁remaining ▁reb els , ▁as ▁sn ip ers ▁began ▁setting ▁up ▁positions . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁district ▁of ▁Bab ▁al - H ad id ▁and ▁the ▁sout heast ▁district ▁of ▁Bab ▁al - N ai rab . ▁Reb el ▁f igh ters ▁made ▁attempts ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁Sal ah ed d ine , ▁but ▁were ▁held ▁back ▁by ▁sn ip ers ▁and ▁mort ar ▁fire . ▁ ▁Army ▁attack ▁on ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁t anks ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁round about ▁in ▁Sal ah ed d ine ▁which ▁was ▁def ended ▁by ▁ 1 5 0 ▁reb els . ▁During ▁the ▁day , ▁reb els ▁attacked ▁a ▁pet rol ▁station ▁in ▁Sal ah ed d ine , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁military