▁by ▁opposition ▁forces ▁five ▁days ▁before . ▁One ▁resident ▁claimed ▁the ▁Army ▁was ▁celebrated ▁by ▁hundreds ▁of ▁residents , ▁who ▁set ▁up ▁comm itte es ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁potential ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁reb els . ▁The ▁main ▁re bel ▁commander ▁had , ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁day , ▁claimed ▁that ▁re bel ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁near ▁the ▁districts . ▁The ▁military ▁capture ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed ▁by ▁AF P . ▁The ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁J de y de h ▁quarter ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁residents , ▁who ▁took ▁up ▁arms ▁after ▁the ▁reb els ▁set ▁up ▁check points ▁and ▁fired ▁on ▁residents ▁and ▁churches ▁( around ▁Far hat ▁Square ). ▁They ▁storm ed ▁Al - H at ab ▁Square ▁where ▁most ▁reb els ▁were ▁position ed ▁and ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁Army ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Christian ▁milit ia ▁to ▁exp el ▁the ▁reb els ▁from ▁the ▁quarter . ▁ ▁CBS ▁News ▁learned ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 8 ▁of ▁Ale ppo ' s ▁el ite ▁business men , ▁calling ▁themselves ▁the ▁" Front ▁of ▁Ale ppo ▁Islam ic ▁Sch ol ars " ▁( FA IS ), ▁hand - p icked ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁city ▁council ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁as ▁Ale ppo ' s ▁new ▁local ▁government . ▁The ▁ 4 8 ▁business men ▁were ▁financi ers ▁for ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁government , ▁who ▁thereby ▁switched ▁sides ▁to ▁the ▁reb els . ▁ ▁War ▁of ▁attr ition ▁▁ ▁Reb els ▁tried ▁to ▁stop ▁government ▁t anks ▁that ▁were ▁adv ancing ▁from