Syrian civilians turn three buses upright to form a wall in the middle of a street to protect them from sniper fire . Single-decker buses used by the rebels to shelter people in Aleppo from attack by President Assad 's forces . The city has been ravaged by the country 's civil war , with the opposition and Syrian army battling for total control . An estimated 31,000 people have died in the city since today , however this number could be far higher , observers say .
Syrian civilians turn three buses upright to form a wall in the middle of a street to protect them from sniper fire . Single-decker buses used by the rebels to shelter people in Aleppo from attack by President Assad 's forces . The city has been ravaged by the country 's civil war , with the opposition and Syrian army battling for total control . An estimated 31,000 people have died in the city since 2011 , however this number could be far higher , observers say .