and said he was surprised by what he found there. rebels in syria now travel openly in the highways in uniforms carrying weapon. it was not like this just month ago. now the rebels have safe havens, mostly in the rural countryside. the army does not dare come out. a rebel leader takes us to marara. one of dozens of villages in northwest syria where residents are now celebrating after government troops were driven out. things are changing rapidly in syria where the opposition is taking village after village. and every time they do, they throw a party just like this one. the first time in this conflict, there s a sense that the rebels have momentum. the sense that the rebels have the moments 78. that s not the way the press about syria has been in this kubtdry up until now. but richard is just back from there. richard engle joins us now. thanks for being here. wow, good to be here with