Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120714:18:20:00
Honor. it was time to take up arms. >> reporter: but taking up arms has a price. after ali joined the revolution, the syrian government burned down the homes of his parents, his grandparents, and his uncles. >> translator: every time they kill one person, the rebels grow in number. every time they burn a house, the demonstrations multiply. >> reporter: in a year ali's force has grown from 15 to 635 fighters. and they don't work alone. ali and his men leapfrog from one rebel unit to the next. surprisingly, they operate openly, carrying weapons, using the main roads. at rebel checkpoints ali's f...