Inside the Syrian uprising in Aleppo – in pictures

Residents in the Saif al-Dawla area of Aleppo try to salvage belongings from their houses Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Rebel fighters improvise with alternative weaponry such as a bow and arrows Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Civilians find new routes home, including through bomb-damaged walls Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

The devastation wreaked by the last few months of fighting is evident in this near-deserted street in the Karm al-Jabal district Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Rebels loot a damaged school Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Aerial bombing targets al-Shifa hospital Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

An injured fighter is helped into a car Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Survivors outside al-Shifa hospital after it was hit during an aerial bombing raid Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

A makeshift curtain hangs across an alley to protect civilians from snipers as they try to reach their homes Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Rebel snipers set up a line of fire in a kitchen Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Rebel fighters run for shelter during clashes with government troops Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

A rebel fighter cries for his missing friends after a bombing raid Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad