Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Syria Civil War Death Toll Now 100,000

A Free Syrian Army fighter works on the grave of a fallen colleague in Deir al-Zor. Photograph: Reuters

Syrian Group Says War Deaths Top 100,000 -- New York Times

LONDON — An opposition monitoring group that has tracked Syria’s widening civil war said on Wednesday that more than 100,000 people had died in the 27-month-old conflict, with pro-government forces taking far more casualties than rebels seeking the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, while civilians accounted for more than one-third of the overall fatalities, the biggest single category.

The group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is based in Britain and relies on a network of activists in Syria for its information, put the total number of dead at 100,191 since the Syrian revolt began in March, 2011 — several thousand more than the newest United Nations estimate of at least 93,000 by the end of April.

The United States and the opposition estimates offered the caveat that the true scale of the killing may be much greater.

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More News On Reports That The Syrian Civil War Death Toll Is Now 100,000

Syria death toll tops 100,000, activists say -- Haaretz/AP
Syria toll passes 100,000 as peace meet prospects fade -- AFP
Syrian death toll reaches 100,000 -- Deutsche Welle
Syria death toll tops 100,000 -- The Telegraph
Activists Say Syrian Death Toll Tops 100,000 -- Voice of America
Syria Conflict Leaves Over 100,000 Dead: Rights Group -- RTT News
100,000 killed since start of Syria conflict - monitoring group -- Reuters
More than 100,000 killed in Syria uprising: NGO -- Business Standard/PTI/AFP
Monitoring group says 100,000 killed in Syria -- RTE News

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