Government forces are shelling several neighbourhoods in Syria business capital, Aleppo, as fighting for control of the city continues into its sixth day.
The fields in the fertile al Ghab plain stretching across eastern Syria would normally be full of crops at this time of year, but this summer some are lying fallow.
The battle for Aleppo appears continues to escalate today as government forces have sent an armoured column of to reinforce the military personnel already fighting for control of the city and following the air strikes on Free Syrian Army (FSA) strongholds yesterday.
Government forces have started to regain control of many of the areas in Damascus showing their superior firepower. In the business capital of Aleppo the rebels have taken control of large parts of the city and are withstanding heavy artillery shelling from government forces.
An attack on Wednesday in the Syrian capital Damascus, killed President Bashar Al Assad’s key security aides, marking an important escalation in the 16-month-old conflict between the Syrian regime and opposition forces. On Thursday, activists reported continuous fighting in neighborhoods encircling the capital Damascus. The same day, Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council’s resolution that would have sanctioned the Syrian government for failing to implement an international peace plan.