ugh ra , ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁base ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁in ▁a ▁key ▁strateg ic ▁victory ▁following ▁a ▁two - month ▁sie ge . ▁The ▁fall ▁of ▁Base ▁ 4 6 ▁has ▁further ▁isolated ▁government ▁troops ▁fighting ▁in ▁Ale ppo ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Id lib ▁Province ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁providing ▁the ▁reb els ▁with ▁secure ▁supply ▁routes ▁from ▁the ▁Turkish ▁border ▁and ▁much - ne eded ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁heavy ▁weapon ry . ▁The ▁nearby ▁army ▁base ▁at ▁She ikh ▁S ule iman ▁remained ▁in ▁government ▁hands , ▁though ▁re bel ▁forces ▁had ▁stepped ▁up ▁their ▁attacks ▁on ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁Base ▁ 4 6 ' s ▁capture . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁November , ▁a ▁building ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁Ale ppo ▁hospital ▁was ▁target ed ▁by ▁an ▁a irst rike ▁that ▁killed ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁SO HR , ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 1 ▁reb els , ▁a ▁doctor ▁and ▁three ▁children . ▁The ▁Dar ▁al - Sh ifa ▁hospital ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁clin ic ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁field ▁hospital ▁by ▁opposition ▁forces . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁target ed ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁times ▁in ▁recent ▁months , ▁mainly ▁affect ing ▁the ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the ▁seven - story ▁high ▁building . ▁Only ▁ 4 0 0 – 5 0 0 ▁yards ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁heavily ▁sh elled ▁area ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁remaining ▁medical ▁clin ics ▁for ▁residents ▁in