▁residents ▁to ▁sa fer ▁areas . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁July , ▁fighting ▁had ▁spread ▁from ▁Sal ah ed d ine ▁and ▁neighbor ing ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la ▁to ▁al - J ame eli ya ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁neighborhood s ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁center , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁battle ▁for ▁the ▁city ' s ▁main ▁intelligence ▁headquarters . ▁By ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁reb els ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁front ▁captured ▁Hel w eni ye h , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁re bel ▁commander , ▁Han ano ▁and ▁the ▁industrial ▁area ▁of ▁She ikh ▁Naj jar ▁as ▁well . ▁Meanwhile , ▁continu ing ▁cl ash es ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁center ▁included ▁a ▁re bel ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁TV ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁central ▁prison , ▁where ▁a ▁mass acre ▁conducted ▁by ▁security ▁forces ▁had ▁taken ▁place , ▁according ▁to ▁activ ists . ▁Through out ▁the ▁day , ▁power ▁was ▁out ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁center ▁and ▁army ▁rein for c ements ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁according ▁to ▁Al ▁J aze era , ▁the ▁F SA ▁launched ▁an ▁off ensive ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁city ▁center , ▁leading ▁to ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁near ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁City , ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁World ▁her itage ▁site . ▁Reb el ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁front ▁continued ▁to ▁push ▁west wards . ▁The ▁F SA ▁set ▁up ▁check points ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁al - S ah k our