Here's a short story:

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.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Who's blood was on Mohamed's shirt?
Guess: His sons

Question: What was his son's name?
Guess: Housam Abdul Rashid

Question: What animal did he compare Abdul to?
Guess: A lion

Question: Where did he die?
Guess: in battle in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Question: How old was he?
Guess: 22

Question: What was his role when he was battling rebels?
Guess: a sniper

Question: What specifically caused his death?
Guess: "He went to the roof, and a helicopter gunship killed him

Question: Was he the only one who died on the roof that day?
Guess: No

Question: How many soldiers died with him?
Guess: One

Question: Who provided this information?
Guess: Khorshid

Question: Why didn't he want to provide his real name?
Guess: because his wife and children were still living in Aleppo,

Question: When did the rebels begin planning their attack?
Guess: last Friday,

Question: How did 4 Syrian personnel die?
Guess: a bomb killed them

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Do the rebels feel they are making progress?

Yes