rebels, they were struggling to advance and then we saw exactly why they were struggling as artillery rounds came falling around us, some of them very close. we were actually talking to one of the rebels and i was shocked when he showed me that his gun is actually knead of plastic. -- made of plastic. >> it's made of plastic. it's a toy. [ bombs exploding ] >> richard, that's really scary. what happened there? >> the artillery rounds landed. we heard three explosions. they were very close, maybe 50 yards away. the rebels scattered and regrouped in another area and they're going to try this again tomorrow. they're pushing to the frontline, seeing if they can get a little bit furtherer. but there's a range problem. it's about weapons. the rebels have mostly hand held