The town of Saraqib in Syria is a no-man's land - the police and governor have fled, schools have been shut for months and even the mobile phone network has been cut.
A ramshackle militia of up to 400 men is protecting the town which has been surrounded by snipers and tanks loyal to President Assad's regime.
The rebels are short on supplies such as weapons, ammunition and medical equipment and resort to home-made bombs to defend their town.
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Despite this, the spirit of Saraqib's 40,000 residents has remained remarkably high, Jonathan Rugman reports for Channel 4 News.
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