Both the combatants were supposedly under the authority of the Presidency Council.[76] The negotiations collapsed with clashes intensifying on 21 September.[77] 5 were killed and 20 injured by 21 September.[78] The Anti-IS Operation Room captured the downtown Qamar hotel on 23 September, killing three members of the rival 48th Battalion.[79] By 29 September, the AIOR had extended control to the Roman ruins of the city.[80] AIOR captured the city by 6 October.[81] 43 were killed and 340 injured in the clashes according to the health ministry.[82]