▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁B ost an ▁P asha ▁and ▁another ▁air - st rike ▁hit ▁the ▁police ▁post ▁in ▁Han ano . ▁Bes ide ▁fight ings ▁in ▁al - M idan , ▁S AN A ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Army ▁had ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁reb els ▁in ▁al - F ird ous ▁and ▁al - M idan . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁September , ▁re bel ▁f igh ters ▁made ▁another ▁attempt ▁to ▁push ▁back ▁into ▁al - M idan . ▁They ▁fired ▁R PG s ▁through ▁a ▁wall ▁enc ir cling ▁an ▁Armen ian ▁Orth odox ▁church ▁from ▁their ▁strong hold ▁in ▁S ule iman ▁al - H al abi ▁Street . ▁They ▁then ▁r ushed ▁the ▁cour ty ard ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁but ▁were ▁driven ▁back . ▁Later , ▁the ▁military ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁had ▁completely ▁cleared ▁the ▁al - M idan ▁area ▁and ▁taken ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁This ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁an ▁AF P ▁correspond ent ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁although ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁areas ▁where ▁sn ip ers ▁were ▁still ▁active . ▁The ▁military ▁advanced ▁into ▁the ▁re bel - h eld ▁Ark ou b ▁district . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Gu ards ▁attacked ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁Ans ar ▁mos que . ▁The ▁mos que ▁had ▁strateg ic ▁importance , ▁located ▁directly ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Han ano ▁military ▁base . ▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁cl ash es ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2