▁which ▁was ▁def ended ▁by ▁both ▁PK K ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁government ▁troops . ▁A ▁new ▁report , ▁several ▁days ▁later , ▁put ▁the ▁combat ant ▁death ▁to ll ▁at ▁ 3 0 ▁reb els ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁P Y D ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October , ▁S AN A ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁attacked ▁the ▁water ▁p ump ing ▁station ▁in ▁S le iman ▁al - H al abi ▁neighbourhood ▁cutting ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Reb els ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁kid n apping ▁Leb an ese ▁TV ▁journalist ▁F ida a ▁It ani ▁because ▁his ▁coverage ▁was ▁considered ▁" not ▁suitable " ▁for ▁" the ▁Sy rian ▁revolution ▁and ▁revolution aries ". ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁fre ed ▁by ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁Reb els ▁f anning ▁out ▁West ▁of ▁Ale ppo ▁were ▁bes ie ging ▁the ▁Z ah ra ▁air ▁intelligence ▁base ▁and ▁came ▁under ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁Ram ous sa ▁art illery ▁base ▁which ▁they ▁assault ed ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁A ▁re bel ▁sp ok esp erson ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Z ah ra ▁and ▁Ram ous sa ▁bases ▁were ▁cru cial ▁for ▁the ▁reg imes ▁def enses ▁given ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁man power . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁new ▁round ▁of ▁cl ash es ▁in ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁areas , ▁reb els ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁Kur d ish ▁protest ers , ▁killing ▁three ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁for ▁the ▁Z