Civil War in Syria -- News Updates January 1, 2012

Syria Begins 2013 With Shelling And Clashes -- Al Jazeera

Many Syrians woken on New Year's Day to sound of aerial bombardment as officials confirm Aleppo airport has been closed.

Many Syrians woke up on New Year's Day to the sound of countrywide aerial bombardment by government forces, as officials said that the international airport in the country’s second city had been temporarily closed due to repeated attacks by rebel fighters.

The closure of the aviation hub in Aleppo came as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded rebel-held areas and clashed with opposition fighters in several towns.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Syrian government forces go on attack on first day of year -- Reuters
Syria starts 2013 with violence across the country -- Deutsche Welle
Syria Begins New Year With More Violence -- Voice of America
Clashes near Syrian capital, Aleppo airport closed -- AP
Aleppo airport closed due to rebel attacks -- AFP
Syria Unrest: Fierce Clashes Erupt Near Aleppo Airport -- BBC
Heavy clashes in suburbs of Syrian capital -- AP
Assad's forces battle to retake Damascus suburb -- Reuters
Syrian Military Mounts Offensive in Suburb of Damascus -- New York Times
Syria rebels 'beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs' as fears grow over Islamist atrocities -- Daily Mail
Reuters TV cameraman wounded in Syria -- Reuters

Syria says rebels blow up natural gas pipeline -- FOX News/AP
Syrian rebels blow up major pipeline -- UPI
Rebels target Syria's energy infrastructure -- FOX News (Video)

Syria grimly enters 2013 as tortured corpses found in Damascus -- Al Arabiya
New atrocity report amid Syria peace bid -- The Australian/AFP
30 tortured bodies found in Syria -- The Australian

The growing toll of Syria's civil war: 46,068 deaths and counting -- CNN
Nearly 400 Reported Killed in Deadly Day in Syria -- RIA Novosti
Toll in Syria civil war over 46,000: Opposition -- Business Standard
Nearly 90% of Syria conflict dead killed in 2012: NGO -- AFP
2013 brings new deaths in Syria -- UPI

Western officials: No proof Assad used chemical weapons in Syria -- Haaretz
Report says Israel talks with Syria rebels -- UPI
Russia sends landing ships to Syria: Report -- Ahram Online/AFP
Assad regime opens door to regional peace efforts -- The Australian
UN envoy: Without deal in Syria, think Somalia not Yugoslavia -- Christian Science Monitor
UN Envoy Warns of Syria ‘Hell’ as Beheaded Bodies Found -- Bloomberg Businessweek
In Syria, What’s Left Behind? -- Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker
Why Russia Won’t Help on Syria -- Samuel Charap, New York Times

Syrian civil war – in pictures -- The Guardian