Syrian children have been pictured playing in what appears to be a bomb crater filled with water in stark pictures from the besieged city of Aleppo.

The pictures were shared by Aleppo AMC, an anti-government media group operating inside the largely destroyed city which has been devastated by bombing.

"Whatever Assad did in Aleppo, life will not end," the AMC said in its post on Facebook.

It said that creative children were creating "another life" from each ruined bomb site in the city.

Aleppo has been at the centre of fierce battles between government forces and rebels Credit: AMC

Many children are among those trapped in the rebel-held portion of the city Credit: AMC

Aleppo has been at the centre of fierce battles between forces loyal to president Bashar Assad and rebel factions.

Many residents remain besieged in the rebel-held portion of the city.