, ▁an ▁activ ist ▁claimed ▁to ▁CNN ▁that ▁reb els ▁had ▁taken ▁control ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁neighbourhood s ▁and ▁reb els ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁fired ▁mort ars ▁at ▁al - N ay rab ▁Military ▁Airport , ▁dam aging ▁two ▁hel ic op ters ▁and ▁a ▁main ▁run way . ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁government ▁denied ▁that ▁hel ic op ters ▁were ▁destroyed , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁those ▁reports ▁were ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁raise ▁re bel ▁mor ale . ▁According ▁to ▁S ana , ▁the ▁Army ▁target ed ▁positions ▁and ▁inf lic ted ▁losses ▁near ▁the ▁Inf irm ary ▁and ▁the ▁Sport ▁Institute ▁in ▁B ust an ▁al - B asha ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁Cot ton ▁G ins ▁area , ▁east ▁and ▁north ▁of ▁al - J and oul . ▁Another ▁operation ▁is ▁mentioned ▁near ▁the ▁cross ro ads ▁of ▁B ale h ▁town , ▁west ▁of ▁Ale ppo , ▁with ▁re bel ▁cas ual ties . ▁S AN A ▁also ▁said ▁cl ash es ▁occurred ▁in ▁Q ast al ▁Har ami , ▁al - S ay yed ▁Ali ▁and ▁M ays al oun ▁Hospital ▁areas . ▁A ▁Turkish ▁f ighter , ▁who ▁led ▁an ▁armed ▁re bel ▁unit ▁and ▁its ▁members ▁was ▁reported ▁dead ▁in ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁al - T an ane er ▁Square . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁the ▁Ta wh id ▁brig ade ▁and ▁other ▁northern ▁brig ades ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁partially ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁J and oul ▁round about