Civil War In Syria -- News Updates July 25, 2012

Fighting Rages in Syria, Turkey Closes Key Crossings -- Voice of America

ONCUPINAR, Turkey - Fierce fighting continued in Syria on Wednesday. Rebels sent reinforcements to the battered historic city of Aleppo as government forces stepped up attacks with helicopters and machine guns.

Activists say rebels set fire to a police station near Aleppo. They also say clashes and heavy shelling have continued in regions including Homs, Hama, Deir el-Zour and the Damascus suburbs as President Bashar al-Assad tries to maintain his grip on power.

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Syria crisis: Assad strikes back with jets in Aleppo and Damascus - Wednesday 25 July 2012 -- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Syria launches massive counter assaults in Damascus, Aleppo -- National Post/Reuters
Fighting in Aleppo, Syria stretches into fifth day, Turkey cuts off vital supply line to embattled nation -- New York Daily News
Troops pour into Aleppo as Syrian regime steps up bid to flush rebels out of historic city -- Daily Mail
Syria: 'war planes bomb Aleppo' -- The Telegraph
Syrian aircraft bomb Aleppo as rebels fight for city -- Washington Post
Showdown Looms in Aleppo as Syrian Army Closes In -- New York Times
Syrian rushes troops to Aleppo to fight rebels -- AP
Syrian armoured column closes in on Aleppo -- Reuters
Syrian troops bomb rebel-held Aleppo -- ABC News (Australia)
Syria army moves forces to Aleppo as battle intensifies -- The Telegraph
Official: Syrian rebels brace for showdown in Aleppo -- CNN
Syria's Turkish border units 'head for Aleppo' -- BBC
Syrian troops surge towards Aleppo -- The Guardian
Total warfare: Syria's Assad sends armored column to Aleppo -- MSNBC
Syria bolsters troops in battle for Aleppo -- Al Jazeera
Syria Battle Shifts as Uneasy Quiet Settles on Capital -- Wall Street Journal

Syria chemical arms threat unacceptable, Russia says -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Official: Israel will act if militants raid Syrian chemical or biological weapons stocks -- CBS
Is al Qaeda fighting in Syria? -- CBS
Report: Nasrallah offered Assad to meet in Lebanon -- YNet News
In Syria's North, A Shadow State Emerges -- NPR
U.N. quietly halves aid force in Syria: source -- Reuters
Lebanon tells Syria not to enter territory -- Reuters
Syria: The number of displaced civilians grows -- Christian Science Monitor
Worsening Syria violence displaces the wealthy and well-connected -- Daily Star