Photograph: Muzaffar Salman/Reuters Flights into the Syrian city of Aleppo were reportedly halted as rebels and government forces clashed, preventing planes from reaching the international airport, the LA Times reports .
Tags: Syrian city, international airport, Aleppo AirportIn this Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters fire at enemy positions during heavy clashes with government forces, in the Salaheddine district in Aleppo, Syria.
Tags: enemy positions, Free Syrian Army fighters, Dec. 29, government forcesDozens of people were killed when government forces shelled the town of Halfaya in central Syria, targeting a bakery, opposition activists reported on Sunday.
Tags: government forces, opposition activistsFighting between rebels and government forces raged near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, forcing an inbound commercial jet to turn back while the U.N. said it was withdrawing staff because of deteriorating security conditions.
Tags: government forces, security conditions, on Monday, Syrian capital Damascus, United Nations, commercial jetWARNING:EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT Panic in what is said to be the eastern Syrian town of al-Qurriya where 12 people are reported killed in shelling by government forces on Friday.
Tags: government forces, on Friday, CONTAINS GRAPHICA general view shows destruction in the old city of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on October 24, 2012, following shelling by government forces.
Tags: government forces, northern cityMost of the rebels fighting government forces in the city of Aleppo fit a specific mold: They’re poor, religiously conservative and usually come from the underdeveloped countryside nearby.
Tags: government forcesSyrian rebels take up positions inside a building during clashes with government forces in Aleppo on Saturday, October 6. See more of CNN’s best photography.
Tags: government forcesBEIRUT: With attention focused on military operations on the Turkish border Thursday, violence continued unabated across Syria as rebels and government forces battled for control of key urban centers.
Tags: government forces, military operations, Turkish borderThe al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group fighting government forces in Syria, has reportedly posted a video saying it has captured five Yemeni soldiers sent to help quell the uprising.
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