this is the plane in hamar prove incident.ighters see it as an important vantage point toward the stronghold of latakia. the coastal city is home to bashar al assad's sect. >> no red line. the next fighting will be on the coast. now, we are almost at the coast. >> reporter: the alliance which calls itself jesu fighter, or the army of conquest has been making steady gains. it includes al nusra front, the u.s. considers a terrorist organization but it's the most effective force fighting against the syrian government and isil. '. >> fighting is everybody where. major parts of syria have been reduced to normrubble. some of those who came back say their homes have been destroyed. >> translator: they left nothing for us. they have damaged the houses and stolen the belongings. thank god we have returned safely. >> reporter: monday these mountains, there is rare discontent in latakia. these protesters gathered against president assad's cousin who reportedly killed the syrian air force colonel over a traffic dispute last week. it began

misian rebels are claiming to have made advances against the assad government taking villages in hamarncident. >>> this news out of syria. the state news agency reporting that the cousin of the basha bashar al assad has been arrested. this is an after apparent road rage incident where he is alleged to have shot dead col onlinel al sheik who tried to over take his vehicle in latakia. residents have been protesting about the alleged murder. assad is to have proms the justice will be served. i spoke to one who said the outcry had a wider significance. >> in the last few months, the opposition, the so-called fatah has made advances and they are encroaching slowly and gradually just so close to latvia, the incidents where this is really the base. this is the heart. this is the key of the assad regime. >> that's why the protests in the last two days unnerved the regime, himself. absolutely. >> many proceed government and thousands have gone, you know, on the social media demanding justice to be brought against this particular fight. killing the officer in cold blood. this is not the first ti