Rebel fighters stand on a pick-up truck that reportedly drives on a road near the village of Kasab, in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia, on April 4, 2014. Rebels launched a major offensive two weeks ago against several strategic positions in the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's clan and his Alawite sect. AFP PHOTO/HASS NEWS/ALI NASSER (Photo credit should read Ali Nasser/AFP/Getty Images)