Inside northern Syria - in pictures

The funeral in Idlib of Abdulaziz Abu Ahmed Khrer, who was killed by a Syrian army sniper Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Free Syrian Army supporters chant anti-government slogans under snowfall in Idlib Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Free Syrian Army fighters in Idlib gather after swearing to the Qur'an to fight Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A woman stands next to graffiti during a demonstration in Idlib against the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A woman chants anti-government slogans during a protest in northern Syria Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Mohammed prays as Tareq prepares to leave their house, Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Children attend a demonstration against Bashar al-Assad's regime in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A portrait of Assad on a television inside the home of supporters of the Free Syrian army near Idlib Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Children carry firewood on horseback in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A woman leads a group of children along a street in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A man has dinner as supporters of the Free Syrian army pray near Idlib Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A boy cuts wood in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Khacem Abdel Luhab, an officer of the Free Syrian army, smokes next to his machine gun before attending a demonstration in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A boy holds a portrait of a man killed by the Syrian army during a demonstration against the Assad regime in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A six-month-old baby laughs as a machine gun is placed on its lap in a house near Idlib Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A street vendor waits for customers in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Free Syrian army fighters carry a rocket-propelled grenade on a motorcycle in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Woman walk along a street in Kafar Taharim Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Demonstrators burn portraits and hang an effigy of Assad near Idlib Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A man holds a child during a demonstration against the Assad regime on the outskirts of Idlib Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP