Young members of the Free Syrian Army show off their weapons in Saraquib city near AleppoPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesRebels of the Free Syrian Army prepare to engage government tanks that have advanced into SaraquibPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesCitizens of Saraquib flee on a motorcycle while car tyres burn behind themPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty Images
Rebels show off their Molotov cocktails as they prepare to attack government tanksPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesA BMP-1 personnel carrier advances into SaraquibPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesA rebel's rocket-propelled grenade misfires as it is launched at government tanksPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesA man with a wounded arm is carried into a hospital in Khan Sheyhoun for medical treatmentPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesA rebel runs for cover after placing an improvised explosive device (IED) in the road Photograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesRebels' IEDs – gas bottles and quarter-inch steel pipes packed with explosives, designed to slow the advance of tanksPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesA doctor works on a woman's foot after she was injured by tank shellingPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesA rebel shows off his home-made body armour made from welded sheet steelPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesWeapons in a Free Syrian Army safehouse in the town of TaftanazPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesFree Syrian Army rebels pray during a five-hour gun battle against tanks in SaraquibPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesWomen at an anti-Assad protest in BinnishPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesMen say prayers over the body of a man killed during clashes with government forcesPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesA farmer drives his flock past rebel positions in SaraquibPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesThe market square of Saraquib lies deserted apart from a gas bottle bomb and a scooter as tanks continue their advancePhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesPlastic flowers lie among the burnt ruins of a housePhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty ImagesYoung men burn posters of Bashar al-Assad during a night demonstration in BinnishPhotograph: John Cantlie/Getty Images
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