Civil War In Syria -- News Updates June 27, 2013

More Than 100,000 People Have Been Killed Since The Start Of The Syrian Conflict, Activists Claim -- Daily Mail

* The claim has been made by the Syrian Observatory for Human rights
* They say that more than 36,000 of those killed were civilians
* More than 25,000 government troops have been killed so far
* Just over 13,000 rebels have lost their lives in the fighting

The death toll since the start of the Syrian conflict has exceeded 100,000, a group of activists have claimed.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had tallied a total of 100,191 deaths over the 27 months of the conflict.

But it said that it expects that figure is a conservative one as neither President Bashar al Assad's troops or rebel forces have been forthcoming about the numbers killed.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria conflict: 'Suicide bomb' in Damascus Christian area -- BBC
Blast kills four in Old City of Damascus -- Reuters
Syrian state TV says suicide blast near major Damascus church kills at least 4 -- Washington Post/AP
Suicide attacker strikes Damascus charity -- CNN
Hezbollah-backed Syrian troops take control of second city in Homs -- Al Arabiya
Syrian state forces re-take border town of Tel Kalakh -- Euronews
Tea time at the front: Gains give Syria’s regime a new swagger -- Financial Times
Rebel leader: Syria should not be allowed to become Rwanda -- CBS
Rebels Behead Syrian Civilians for Collaboration, Group Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Hezbollah Has Edge on Syrian Battlefield -- Voice of America
U.N. chemical weapons team in Turkey to investigate Syria claims -- Reuters
Turkey, US Consider Humanitarian Corridor for Besieged Syrian Cities -- Al-Monitor
Syrian traders find ways to survive war -- Reuters
War Deaths in Syria Said to Top 100,000 -- New York Times
Activist group says Syrian civil war has now killed more than 100,000 people -- Washington Post/AP
Syria toll passes 100,000 as peace meet prospects fade -- Global Post/AFP
Activists Say Syrian Death Toll Tops 100,000 -- Voice of America
As Syria's death toll climbs to 100,000, options for refugees decline -- Christian Science Monitor
Syria war likely to drag on, Red Cross president says -- Reuters
Red Cross sees rising military abuse of hospitals, schools, other civilian places in conflicts -- Washington Post/AP
Aid groups unable to keep pace with Syria crisis: RC -- Khaleej Times/AFP
S. Arabia Condemns Iran, Hezbollah Involvement in Syria -- Voice of America
Iraqi Shia dilemma in Syria -- Al-Ahram
More than two years of conflict in Syria -- Global Post/AFP