Rebel-controlled northern Syria (CNN) -- Mohamed Rashid walked out of the gate of his house with a giant blood stain on his white T-shirt. 

"This is the blood of a martyr! Of a hero! Of a lion!" he bellowed. "This is his blood. It is pure!" 

Mad with grief, Rashid kissed his bloody T-shirt before being led away by worried relatives. 

Just hours before, Rashid learned his son Abdul was killed in battle in the Syrian city of Aleppo. 

Housam Abdul Rashid was a 22-year-old defector from the army. He was also the fourth man from his small hilltop village to be killed fighting for the rebels. 

The younger Rashid is one of the casualties of the five-day-old rebel offensive on Aleppo, the country's commercial capital. Another rebel, who asked only to be named "Khorshid" because his wife and children were still living in Aleppo, described how his comrade was killed by a helicopter gunship, while climbing onto a rooftop. 

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"Housam's specialty was a sniper," Khorshid said. "He went to the roof, and a helicopter gunship killed him. Another fighter from Aleppo with him was also killed. I was just 4 meters away when it happened." 

Khorshid said the rebels mounted their offensive on Aleppo last Friday, two days after a bomb killed four of Syria's top security officials. 

Rebel commanders and fighters claimed they made gains, particularly in the neighborhood of Salahuddin. But they were also clearly suffering casualties. 

What began 17 months ago as a peaceful protest movement has evolved into a full-fledged armed insurgency.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Which person walked away from the residence with blood on his shirt?
2. What is the name of the person who walked away from the residence with blood on his shirt?
3. 
Q2:
1. What had Rashid just heard about?
2. What news had Rashid just heard?
3. 
Q3:
1. Where did the accident occur?
2. In what place did the accident happen?
3. 
Q4:
1. What was Rashid’s age?
2. What was the age of Rashid?
3. 
Q5:
1. In what town was Abdul murdered?
2. In what locality was Abdul killed?
3. 
Q6:
1. How many days did the battle last?
2. How many days did the fight last?
3. 
Q7:
1. What was Housam famous for?
2. What was Housam known for being?
3. 
Q8:
1. How many meters away was Khorshid when a fellow rebel was killed?
2. How small of a distance away was Khorshid when one of his fellow rebel died?
3. 
Q9:
1. For how long had the resistance already began?
2. How long had the resistance been created for?
3. 
