Outnumbered, outgunned and isolated, the defected soldiers of the ‘Free Syrian Army’ are still managing to hound the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. From one desperate day to the next, these rebels claim to protect demonstrations and conduct skirmishes on government forces, while living in constant fear for the safety of themselves and their families. 1) Defecting Syrian soldiers gathered under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are contributing to a growing armed resistance to the regime in Damascus. 2) The rebels live a furtive existence, holed up in abandoned farm houses, hidden away in the Syrian countryside. 3) The body of a demonstrator, freshly killed by security forces in the town of Qusayr, is cleaned by FSA members and sympathetic locals. The FSA have tried to assert their role as armed protection for civilian demonstrators against attacks from government forces. 4&5) Despite reports of a dramatic
