Syria: Battle for Aleppo
A fighter from the Free Syrian Army sits in an apartment on the lookout for Syrian Army tanks in the neighborhood of Salaheddin in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Fierce fighting erupted in Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital and its most populated city, one and a half weeks ago as FSA fighters poured in to the city with weapons to fight against the Syrian Army. Many of the battles have taken place in restive neighborhoods such as Salaheddin, which saw the biggest anti-government protests throughout the revolution. Almost all of the estimated 200,000 residents have fled to other areas of Aleppo for safety, and many men have stayed to fight alongside the FSA.
Free Syrian Army fighters pray in a cave in the mountains outside of Sarmadda, a town near the Syrian border, on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The FSA are often ill equipped to fight against tanks, Grad rockets and mortars used by the Syrian Army.
Fighters with the Free Syrian Army, some of whom are Libyan, coordinate attacks against government snipers in the Saif Al Dawla district of Aleppo, Syria, on August 28, 2012.
A fighter with the Free Syrian Army walks through heavily damaged buildings in the Karm Jebel area of Aleppo, Syria, on Monday, November 5, 2012. Four months after fighting began in Aleppo, the war here has drawn to a stalemate on most fronts although heavy shelling and close combat continues in areas such as this one.
Fighters with the Free Syrian Army fire at regime forces on the front line in Qastal Al Harami, a section of the Old City in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Equipped with semi-automatic guns and few ways to fight back the Syrian Army, FSA rebels have, over the last year, resorted to making their own weapons.
A mirror, reflecting a street and a building where government snipers are in hiding, balances on a stool in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria, on March 19, 2013.
A fighter with the Free Syrian Army runs out in to an intersection before firing at government forces on the frontline in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on August 8, 2012.
Fighters with the Free Syrian Army take cover from mortar shells in a hallway of a residential building on the frontline in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on August 8, 2012.
Fighters with the Free Syrian Army carry an injured civilian to a field clinic following heavy shelling in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on August 3, 2012.
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army, who are a part of the Tawhid Brigade, attempt to fire on Syrian Army positions on the front lines in the Salaheddin neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Fierce fighting erupted in Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital and its most populated city, one and a half weeks ago as FSA fighters poured in to the city with weapons to fight against the Syrian Army. Many of the battles have taken place in restive neighborhoods such as Salaheddin, which saw the biggest anti-government protests throughout the revolution. Almost all of the estimated 200,000 residents have fled to other areas of Aleppo for safety, and many men have stayed to fight alongside the FSA.
A fighter with the Free Syrian Army calls for assistance on a street corner where government snipers target the FSA, in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on August 28, 2012.
Fighters with the Free Syrian Army prepare to enter the neighborhood of Ezza'a in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday, August 3, 2012, the first time the opposition army has entered the area to face government forces, facing snipers, helicopter and tank fire. Much of south western Aleppo is now in FSA control as the fight for the city, Syria's commercial capital and its second most populated city, enters its third week.
Fighters with the Free Syrian Army take cover during a firefight in the neighborhood of Ezza'a in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday, August 3, 2012, the first time the opposition army has entered the area to face government forces, facing snipers, helicopter and tank fire. Much of south western Aleppo is now in FSA control as the fight for the city, Syria's commercial capital and its second most populated city, enters its third week. The UN estimates over 200,000 civilians have fled the fighting whilst other displaced seek refuge in mosques, schools, and parks.
A fighter with the Free Syrian Army prepares for a firefight in the neighborhood of Ezza'a in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday, August 3, 2012, the first time the opposition army has entered the area to face government forces, facing snipers, helicopter and tank fire. Much of south western Aleppo is now in FSA control as the fight for the city, Syria's commercial capital and its second most populated city, enters its third week. The UN estimates over 200,000 civilians have fled the fighting whilst other displaced seek refuge in mosques, schools, and parks.
Members of a Free Syrian Army brigade warm themselves near a fire whilst watching guard over a neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on December 17, 2012.