Photo made available on 05 October shows a father crying while holding his dead child in front of Dar al Shifa hospital in front of Dar al Shifa hospital, Aleppo, Syria, 03 October 2012. Syrian Army has continued to shell Aleppo and claims Al-Sakhour district is now clean of 'mercenaries and terrorists'. Activists in Syria said the death toll from violence across the country reached 80 just on 04 October, mainly in the northern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, as well as suburban areas of the capital Damascus. Rebels claimed they have downed a fighter jet near Aleppo, a day after suicide bombings killed at least 31 people, mainly government soldiers. Both sides have been fighting for months for control of Aleppo, Syria's biggest city and the country's commercial hub. EPA/MAYSUN
Photo made available on 15 October shows a Free Syrian Army fighter illuminating the body of an unknown man, killed by Syrian Army artillery shelling, in the cementery of Aleppo, Syria, 13 October 2012, before burying it in a common grave. As casualties mount, Aleppo's few operating hospitals struggle to cope with the number of victims, mostly civilians, caused by several months of fighting between the government's forces and Syrian rebels. EPA/MAYSUN
Smoke billows over shelled and destroyed buildings in Saif al Dawle district, Aleppo, Syria, 02 October 2012. The Syrian Army has continued its shelling in the city, and has brought in reinforcements to try to put an end to the rebels' resistance. EPA/MAYSUN
A photograph made available on 12 March 2013, shows free Syrian Army fighters preparing themselves to shoot against Syrian Army positions in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria, 11 March 2013. According to local media sources, more than 35 unidentified people have been found floating in Quweiq river in the last two days, in Bustan Al Qaser district in Aleppo. The river runs across the city, connecting Syrian Army and rebel zones. The bodies, with signs of execution floated on the river from Syrian Regime side to the one controlled by rebels. They have been brought to a destroyed school, formerly named Al Yarmouk and now renamed as 'Martyrs of the river' to honor them. EPA/MAYSUN
A photograph made available on 11 October 2012, shows an injured child and people receiving first aid in Dar al Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, 10 October 2012. Free Syrian Army figthers and troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are still fighting in the city of Aleppo. Reports state more than 31,000 people have been killed in the 19-month uprising against President al-Assad. EPA/MAYSUN