Jul 16, 2013 6:30 AM

Gallery: How War in Syria Turned These Ordinary Engineers Into Deadly Weapons Inventors

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In Aleppo’s old city, fighters launch homemade grenades with a slingshot.
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At the front line, sheets and blankets are used to obstruct the view of regime snipers.

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Rebels aid a wounded comrade, shot by a sniper in Aleppo’s old city.
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Fighters return from an operation against regime forces in the old city.

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Rebels in Aleppo’s Al-Amiriya district prepare to fire at a regime warplane.
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After occupying a mosque, regime soldiers left behind this makeshift swing.

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Rebels gather in the Salaheddine district for the funeral of a fellow fighter.
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The funeral procession through the neighborhood.

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A rebel fighter mourns at the burial site.

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