Rebels on the road in Idlib.<br/> <br />Fighters from the Free Syrian Army take over a government checkpoint Monday.<br/> <br />Now they are setting up their own check point and hope to snare Syrian government troops on the retreat.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) Arabic) FREE SYRIAN ARMY FIGHTER MUSTAFA SAYING:<br/> <br />"We erected a checkpoint against Assad's army. They are running away and heading towards Turkey. We are going to stand here to catch them like rats."<br/> <br />Some celebrate their victory on top of a tank abandoned by the defeated government soldiers.<br/> <br />But the fight is not over.<br/> <br />Rebels open fire at a government camp, which they have surrounded for five days.<br/> <br />So far there is no end in sight to the 19 month old conflict which has cost more than 30,000 lives.<br/> <br />International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi is in Damascus proposing a temporary ceasefire.<br/> <br />His call may have won the backing of international powers on both sides of the crisis but so far no one is putting down arms.
