Syria: Fear and hunger amid battle for Aleppo

29 July 2012 Last updated at 20:52 ET


By Ian Pannell BBC News, Aleppo


The old man hobbled past a burnt-out tank and slowly crossed the deserted road, calling for help. He was dressed in a full-length galabeya gown, his face worn by many Syrian summers and his head swaddled in a red and white checkered scarf.
"My family have gone and I need somewhere safe to stay," he said.
At 90 years old, Mohammed Khalaf deserves better. He has lived through many wars and more than one revolution.
Today he sits alone in his house in one of Aleppo's poor sprawling suburbs, terrified by

Chizony