▁government ▁forces . ▁They ▁had ▁launched ▁an ▁earlier ▁attack ▁against ▁the ▁mos que ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁but ▁government ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Cit adel ▁th wart ed ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁bomb arded ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Ha id ari ye h , ▁Su k ari ▁and ▁F ard oss ▁at ▁dawn , ▁as ▁fier ce ▁fighting ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁S akh ur , ▁S ule iman ▁al - H al abi ▁and ▁She ikh ▁Kh od r . ▁One ▁hospital ▁in ▁a ▁re bel ▁area ▁admitted ▁ 1 0 0 ▁patients ▁a ▁day ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁do ctors . ▁V eter in ari ans ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁given ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁human ▁do ctors . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October , ▁re bel ▁forces ▁seized ▁an ▁air ▁defense ▁base ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁near ▁al - T ana ▁village ▁and ▁Kor is ▁military ▁air port . ▁After ▁the ▁capture , ▁government ▁air - st rik es ▁destroyed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁rock ets ▁and ▁rad ars ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁reb els ▁were ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁withdraw , ▁fear ing ▁more ▁strik es . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁October , ▁a ▁large ▁explos ion ▁struck ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Int elligence ▁Director ate ▁office ▁followed ▁by ▁heavy ▁cl ash es . ▁The ▁Director ate ▁is ▁considered ▁important ▁given ▁Ass ad ' s ▁role ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6