▁Haw ks ▁of ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 1 – 1 2 ▁September , ▁the ▁Army ▁p ounded ▁re bel ▁positions , ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁districts ▁of ▁B ust an ▁al - Q as r , ▁Su k ari ▁and ▁K ell ase h ▁and ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁districts ▁of ▁Sak hour , ▁Sh a ' ar ▁and ▁Han ano . ▁One ▁resident ▁said ▁that ▁hel ic opter ▁gun ships ▁st raf ed ▁the ▁re bel ▁district ▁of ▁B ost an ▁P asha . ▁Fight ing ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁dawn ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁in ▁Al - N ay rab ▁area , ▁five ▁kilometres ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁re bel ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁air port ; ▁the ▁air port ▁remained ▁fully ▁oper ational . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September , ▁SO HR ▁reported ▁that ▁ 1 1 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁a irst rike ▁by ▁war plan es ▁in ▁the ▁Hel w eni ye h ▁neighbourhood . ▁ ▁Reb el ▁f igh ters ▁reported ly ▁advanced ▁into ▁Mid an , ▁a ▁highly ▁strateg ic ▁area ▁that ▁opens ▁the ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁square . ▁One ▁resident ▁said ▁that ▁" They ▁were ▁at ▁B ost an ▁P asha ▁( d istrict ) ▁and ▁had ▁already ▁advanced ▁up ▁to ▁S ule yman ▁al - H al abi ▁Street . ▁Now ▁they ▁have ▁entered ▁a ▁street ▁in ▁Mid an ," ▁after ▁heavy ▁cl ash es ▁were ▁reported . ▁ ▁The