For Syrian refugees who fled the country's civil war and are living in a
camp in the Turkish border town of Kilis, New Year's Day is just
another day in their fight for survival.
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(CNN) -- The new year brought Syrians the same
intense carnage they'd been living through for the last 21 months -- and
a reminder of just how bloody the past year was.
Intense fighting reported in Damascus
Where things stand in Syria
Syria civilians struggle to survive
The new year brought Syrians a reminder of how bloody 2012 was. "Do not
expect just 25,000 people to die next year -- maybe 100,000 will die,"
U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warned, citing a rising pace. FULL STORY
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Syria's grim toll continues into 2013
January 2, 2013 -- Updated 0030 GMT (0830 HKT)
Syria refugees: No happy new year
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Airport in Aleppo closed after explosion, anti-government group says
- NEW: 136 killed Tuesday, opposition group says
- U.N. envoy: 2013 may look worse, as the rate of killing is on the rise
- 46,068 have died violently in the civil war, according to opposition group
Of all people killed in
the civil war, 85% of them -- 39,520 -- died in 2012, the opposition
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday.
In 2011, 6,548 lost their lives, representing 14% of the total 46,068 deaths.
And 2013 could bode worse, said U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.
Intense fighting reported in Damascus
Where things stand in Syria
Syria civilians struggle to survive
"Do not expect just
25,000 people to die next year -- maybe 100,000 will die," he told
reporters Sunday in Cairo. "The pace is increasing."
At least 136 people were
found dead on Tuesday, the opposition Local Coordination Committees
said. CNN cannot independently confirm casualties and other reports as
Syria's government has severely restricted access to the country.
In the early hours of
2013, clashes and shelling raged in eight Syrian provinces, the
Observatory reported. The heaviest fighting befell the flashpoints of
Damascus and its suburbs, as well as Aleppo, a city already in ruins.
An Observatory official
said the international airport in Aleppo was closed after an explosion
occurred at the facility Sunday. Rami Abdulrahman said the group was
still trying to determine whether there were casualties and what caused
the explosion.
Syria follows the Western calendar and usually celebrates the new year. January 1 is a national holiday.
In Damascus, a Christian Mass marked the day at the Mariamite Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Syria's SANA state news agency reported.
Across the border at a
refugee camp in Turkey, Syrians have one unified wish for 2013 -- the
fall of the Assad government and an end to the war.
A refugee uprooted herbs by the side of the road, collecting them for a meal.
"Bashar al-Assad made us refugees," she said. "He killed two of my children. They destroyed our homes."
With her life in ruins, all she wants now is to be able to return to her homeland.
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