44,000 Have Been Killed In Syria's Civil War

Syrian conflict deaths, updated Dec. 20, 2012. Voice of America

The SHRO: More Than 44,000 The Death Toll Over The Past 21 Months Of The Syrian Conflict -- Bahrain News Agency

Beirut: Dec. 20 – (BNA) The Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SHRO) reported that the death toll resulting from the Syrian conflict which raged on over the past 21 months has risen to more than 44,000 fatalities.

The director of the Syrian Human Rights Watchdog, Rami Abdurrahman, told France Press that 44,063 people were killed in Syria since March 2011 the date of which protests began in Syria. He said that of those killed 30,819 were civilians. The SHRO included in its death toll figures "armed civilians" and "Syrian regime's soldiers" besides 1482 break away soldiers and 10978 pro-regime soldiers in addition to 784 unidentified fatalities.

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My Comment: My gut is telling me that this is a low-ball number.