 On 28 September, a rebel brigade commander said that after the rebels pulled back from al-Qusour and al-Joura neighborhoods, these locations were then stormed by units of the Syrian army which carried out summary executions.He also said that 80 percent of the city was in hands of FSA, with only a military airport and part of Mayadin District remaining in government hands.The Syrian Army also launched an operation to recapture the Rashidiya neighbourhood.