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Stanley Greene ©Noorimages April 2013..Bustan Al Basha neighborhood , front line .. A young boy who is a fighter in the Free syrian army patrols his neighborhood , for infiltrators of the regime , shabiha, in another time he would just be hanging out with friends , with his friends , now to walk the streets of Aleppo you go armed ,these days you are not a man unless you carry a gun . Syrian rebels and government troops have been fighting for control over Aleppo for months. The Associated Press reported Monday that the city was one of several targeted by a massive bombing campaign by the Syrian army. Activist say more than 500 people have died since Friday, despite the declaration of a four-day truce on Oct. 25...More than 35,000 people have died in Syria's 19-month long conflict, activists estimate. (KEYSTONE/NOOR/)