Residents in the Syrian city of Aleppo try to get on with their daily lives.<br/> <br />That's no easy task as rebel gunmen and pro-government fighters use the commercial hub as a battleground.<br/> <br />Free Syrian Army rebels control some parts of the city, but struggle to wrest control of pockets from security forces elsewhere.<br/> <br />Trying to gain popular support, rebels direct traffic where there are power outages and ferry citizens to work to avoid the sights of government snipers.<br/> <br />This rebel says embattled President Bashar al-Assad could renew the shelling of Aleppo any minute, which would be a catastrophe for residents caught in the crossfire.<br/> <br />Syria has been plunged into communications darkness after the internet was cut on Thursday.<br/> <br />Mobile and land line networks have also been disrupted.<br/> <br />The Syrian government said "terrorists" had attacked internet lines.<br/> <br />Opposition leaders believe Assad was behind the outage that prevents the uploading of videos showing raids and violence as the country's civil war rages on.
