Syrian army and militants in battle for Aleppo - in pictures

  • Anti-government fighters brandish their guns as they ride a vehicle in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. AFP
    Anti-government fighters brandish their guns as they ride a vehicle in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. AFP
  • Alleged Syrian army soldiers and allied fighters sit on the floor after being captured by opposition fighters in Aleppo. AP
    Alleged Syrian army soldiers and allied fighters sit on the floor after being captured by opposition fighters in Aleppo. AP
  • Syrian opposition fighters tear up a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in central Aleppo. EPA
    Syrian opposition fighters tear up a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in central Aleppo. EPA
  • Anti-government fighters pose for a picture on a tank on the road leading to Maaret Al Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
    Anti-government fighters pose for a picture on a tank on the road leading to Maaret Al Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
  • Opposition fighters patrol the streets after taking control of the city of Maarat Al Numan where the international road M5 passes through it. EPA
    Opposition fighters patrol the streets after taking control of the city of Maarat Al Numan where the international road M5 passes through it. EPA
  • Opposition fighters in Aleppo. EPA
    Opposition fighters in Aleppo. EPA
  • Opposition fighters pray in Aleppo. EPA
    Opposition fighters pray in Aleppo. EPA
  • Insurgents hold a position outside Aleppo, Syria. AP
    Insurgents hold a position outside Aleppo, Syria. AP
  • An empty street in Aleppo after militants entered the city. AFP
    An empty street in Aleppo after militants entered the city. AFP
  • Anti-government fighters prepare for battle in the northern Syrian city of Idlib. AFP
    Anti-government fighters prepare for battle in the northern Syrian city of Idlib. AFP
  • Militants set alight a poster of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in front of a building they seized in the district of Zarbah. AFP
    Militants set alight a poster of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in front of a building they seized in the district of Zarbah. AFP
  • Militants hold a position on the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
    Militants hold a position on the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
  • Fighters enter the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on motorcycles with smoke billowing in the background amid fighting. AFP
    Fighters enter the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on motorcycles with smoke billowing in the background amid fighting. AFP
  • Militants drive through the village of Talhiyah. AFP
    Militants drive through the village of Talhiyah. AFP
  • Fighters fire towards Syrian army troops in the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo city as militants continue their offensive against government forces. AFP
    Fighters fire towards Syrian army troops in the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo city as militants continue their offensive against government forces. AFP
  • Anti-regime fighters hold a position on the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
    Anti-regime fighters hold a position on the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
  • Smoke rises during clashes in Aleppo. AFP
    Smoke rises during clashes in Aleppo. AFP
  • Anti-regime fighters on the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
    Anti-regime fighters on the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
  • A damaged vehicle belonging to Syrian government troops in the countryside near Aleppo. AFP
    A damaged vehicle belonging to Syrian government troops in the countryside near Aleppo. AFP
  • Fighters seize a Syrian Army tank on the international M5 highway in the Zarbah area, south-west of Aleppo city. AFP
    Fighters seize a Syrian Army tank on the international M5 highway in the Zarbah area, south-west of Aleppo city. AFP
  • Insurgents on the M5 highway in the Zarbah area. AFP
    Insurgents on the M5 highway in the Zarbah area. AFP
  • Fighters drive along the M5 highway in the Zarbah area. AFP
    Fighters drive along the M5 highway in the Zarbah area. AFP