Troops loyal to Assad and rebels have been locked in a deadly stalemate in Aleppo, Syria's largest urban center and main commercial hub, since an opposition assault last summer. Eight months later, the rebels hold large parts of the city and its outskirts, including several army bases. But they have been unable to overcome the regime's far superior firepower. Emerging from the shadows of their secret command outpost, these are the members of the only all-female fighting unit in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo who have come together to augment the fighting power of the FSA.'Women are fighting on all the fronts now”, a female activist said “…women often transport weapons and supplies for rebels as they are less likely to be searched at army and security checkpoints…soon they will be fighting on all fronts”.
