▁re bel ▁off ensive ▁began ▁to ▁st all . ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁finished ▁deploy ing ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁rein for c ements . ▁Reb els ▁retre ated ▁after ▁failed ▁attempts ▁to ▁capture ▁Min agh ▁air base ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁TV ▁station ▁in ▁I za a ▁district , ▁a ▁few ▁blocks ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Sal ah add ine . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁August , ▁a ▁re bel ▁commander ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁Sal ah add ine . ▁The ▁media ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁Ta we ed ▁brig ade , ▁located ▁in ▁Sak hour ▁district , ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁an ▁a irst rike . ▁Reb els ▁attacked ▁a ▁check point ▁near ▁Ale ppo ▁University . ▁Fight ing ▁er upt ed ▁near ▁the ▁president ial ▁palace ▁and ▁government ▁forces ▁sh elled ▁re bel ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁in ▁Mar je h ▁and ▁Sh a ' ar ▁( T er bet ▁L ala ) ▁districts . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁August , ▁the ▁ancient ▁cit adel ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁center ▁was ▁under ▁sie ge ▁by ▁reb els ▁who ▁controlled ▁the ▁ground ▁on ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁sides . ▁The ▁F SA ▁had ▁reported ly ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Bab ▁J n ē n ▁and ▁S aba a ▁Bah rat ▁districts ▁amid st ▁fier ce ▁cl ash es . ▁In ▁the ▁north , ▁reb els ▁attempted ▁to ▁advance ▁into ▁a ▁Kur d ish ▁district , ▁cl ash ing ▁with ▁Kur d ish ▁f igh ters . ▁J ets ▁bom bed ▁the ▁area ,