▁security ▁buildings . ▁Those ▁wish ing ▁to ▁defect ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁various ▁f ighter ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁while ▁others ▁remained ▁in ▁det ention . ▁Several ▁brig ades ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁attack . ▁The ▁reb els ▁tried ▁to ▁cut ▁strateg ic ▁supply ▁lines ▁and ▁silence ▁the ▁art illery . ▁The ▁Army ▁re to ok ▁the ▁base ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁after ▁a ▁ 2 0 - hour ▁battle ▁with ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁The ▁base ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁weapons ▁storage ▁dep ot , ▁a ▁cons cript ▁rec ruit ment ▁centre ▁and ▁hous ed ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁police ▁and ▁anti - ri ot ▁police . ▁According ▁to ▁SO HR , ▁reb els ▁storm ed ▁the ▁area ▁reserved ▁for ▁cons cript ▁rec ruit ment . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September , ▁SO HR ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁advanced ▁in ▁Sa ' ad ▁al - A ns ari ▁( I za ' a ), ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la ▁and ▁Sal ah ed d ine , ▁following ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁re bel ▁forces ▁after ▁heavy ▁shell ing . ▁ 2 1 ▁Kur d ish ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁She ikh ▁M aks ud ▁neighborhood ▁when ▁Army ▁forces ▁sh elled ▁an ▁area ▁near ▁the ▁Mar ou f ▁mos que , ▁according ▁to ▁Kur d ish ▁activ ists . ▁ ▁Ale ppo ' s ▁main ▁water ▁p ump ▁was ▁destroyed ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁government