Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Syria's Civil War: 46,068 Deaths And Counting



The Growing Toll Of Syria's Civil War: 46,068 Deaths And Counting -- CNN

(CNN) -- The New Year brought Syrians the same intense carnage they'd been living through for the last 21 months -- and a reminder just how bloody the past year was.

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 on Sunday.

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My Comment: At this rate it looks like this total is going to be reached this year.

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