A symbolic rebel victory in the coastal province of Latakia that has been a stronghold for President Bashar al-Assad.<br/> <br />The video, which can not be independently verified by Reuters, comes as rebels continue their advance in the north.<br/> <br />The fight goes on as rights groups say 14 government fighters and six rebels were killed in fighting in the area.<br/> <br />After months of setbacks in central Syria, Islamist rebels launched an offensive Friday into the Latakia region, taking control of a border crossing near Turkey.<br/> <br />Since then, Assad has launched a military offensive leading to heavy fighting across the strip of territory along the Turkish border, in a war now entering its fourth year with more than 140,000 killed.
