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Steady hand on the ground it does not look good for the rebels they are losing ground right now in the -- battle for the town of a lot but -- -- street to street fighting back slowly but surely -- -- forces are pushing the rebels back in every gave the rebels are losing more man.

More fighters and also.

They are running low on ammunition a -- always a key part.

For the rebels battle plan it is in the northern part of the country and they really had hoped to make that is a base of operations and open supply lines.

To Turkey where friendly countries -- then send the rebels' weapons and ammunition that's one of the reasons that present -- -- fighters are taking this fight so hard.

A win by the rebels which appears unlikely would prove them.

As a fighting force worthy of actually going up against president -- sports is a win by the government on the other hand.

Would certainly tell the world that president Asad is most likely to stay in power for the foreseeable future -- and.

Well -- and what the significance of this new Iranian led conference that we're hearing Russia is planning to attend.

Exactly but you have to keep in mind -- -- in Russia meeting about how to end the violence in Syria is a little bit like friends of the proverbial fox.

Meeting in trying to figure out how to guard the chicken -- here -- -- in Russia are -- only people right now supporting.

This Syrian that it has a very real possibility that this is going to turn into a civil war by proxy this.

Meeting between Iran means in the Russians is meant to counter the United States and Turkey's friends of Syria means -- supports the rebels and obviously the United States and some of its allies are starting to supply the rebels.

If not with -- money but certainly -- weapons and ammunition it's coming from some of the gulf states the Iranians and Russians.

Are trying to figure out a diplomatic -- -- To those meetings by the rest of the western world -- -- -- at Leland that are live in our Middle East bureau thank you.