Tortured corpses usher in Syria New Year
- Published: 1 Jan 2013 at 03.46
- Online news: World
Violence ravaged Syria into 2013 with the gruesome discovery of what activists said were dozens of tortured corpses in Damascus, clouding end-of-year efforts to end 21 months of bloodshed.
Pro-government forces celebrate their alleged victory in a battle against rebels at the Air Defence Base in Tal Hassil, 15 kms from Aleppo Airport, on December 30, 2012. Violence ravaged Syria into 2013 with the gruesome discovery of dozens of tortured, headless corpses in a Damascus district, clouding end-of-year efforts by peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to end 21 months of bloodshed.
The government of President Bashar al-Assad said it welcomed any initiative for talks to end bloodshed in the country, after UN-Arab League envoy Brahimi said he had a peace plan acceptable to world powers.
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