▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁September , ▁a ▁Sy rian ▁general ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Army ▁controlled ▁the ▁upper ▁area ▁of ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁whole ▁district . ▁AF P ▁rep or ters ▁visited ▁Sal ah ed d ine ▁and ▁confirmed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁under ▁Army ▁control . ▁AF P ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Army ▁had ▁captured , ▁two ▁days ▁before , ▁two ▁ 1 0 - story ▁m alls ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁in ▁Sa if ▁al - D aw la , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁re bel ▁sn ip ers . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September , ▁Kur d ish ▁activ ists ▁reported ▁that ▁ 2 1 ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁She ikh ▁M aks ud ▁when ▁the ▁Army ▁sh elled ▁the ▁local ▁mos que ▁and ▁nearby ▁areas . ▁Despite ▁not ▁directly ▁witness ing ▁cl ash es , ▁residents ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁loc als ▁shelter ing ▁anti - g overn ment ▁civ ili ans ▁from ▁other ▁districts . ▁The ▁Kur d ish ▁Supreme ▁Committee ▁and ▁Popular ▁Prote ction ▁Units ▁v owed ▁ret ali ation . ▁ ▁Han ano ▁and ▁Mid an ▁fighting ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁reb els ▁attacked ▁the ▁Han ano ▁military ▁base . ▁The ▁F SA ▁managed ▁to ▁free ▁ 3 5 0 ▁d eta ine es ▁when ▁they ▁over ran ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main