Smoke bellows in the background as Syrian rebel fighters clash with government forces in northern Idlib.<br/> <br />This video, posted on a social media website and cannot be independently verified, appears to show rebels celebrating after attacking a convoy.<br/> <br />But the rebels soon find out they have company.<br/> <br />Hiding in what appears to be a sewer pipe is a Syrian Army officer.<br/> <br />The rebel fighters tell the officer to come out, that he is safe if he surrenders.<br/> <br />Eventually he comes out, and appears to be protected by his captors.<br/> <br />STORY: Amateur video posted on a social media website said to be filmed on Tuesday (August 14) shows rebel fighters capturing a Syrian Army officer as he was hiding in what appears to be a sewer pipe said to be in Bab al-Hawa in northern Idlib.<br/> <br />''Get out, you are safe. Get out and you are safe,'' shouted the rebels as they tried to bring the solider officer out of the hole"<br/> <br />The video then shows a solider in an army uniform getting out of the hole and rebels shouting:<br/> <br />''You are safe if you surrendered.''<br/> <br />Asked whether he was an officer, the soldiers replied ''I am a captain.''<br/> <br />The rebels in the video claim that the operation was carried out after the Syrian army convoy came under attack by rebel forces in the area.<br/> <br />"To fight back against the Assad forces coming from Idlib, we have attacked a convoy coming from Idlib to Bab Al Hawa in northern Idlib," said a rebel fighter.<br/> <br />Another amateur video showed rebel fighters celebrating the capture of one of Assads tanks on the way to Bab al-Hawa.<br/> <br />"With god's help, we managed to bomb three tanks on the way to Bab al-Hawa. We also captured this tank, and it is now with the Free Syrian Army, and we say to Bashar al-Assad that we will keep resisting even if he use rockets against us," said one of the rebels in the video.
