UN Report: 93,000 Have Been Killed In Syria's Civil War

UN Says 93,000 Dead In Syria Conflict -- Voice of America

The United Nations says nearly 93,000 people have been confirmed killed in Syria's war, although it warns the actual figure is probably much higher.

The U.N. human rights office says the latest toll, which accounted for deaths until the end of April, is most likely a minimum figure.

The U.N. said an average of more than 5,000 people have been killed monthly since last July. Navi Pillay, the U.N.'s top human rights official, said this reflects the "drastically deteriorating pattern of the conflict over the past year."

Pillay's spokesman, Rupert Colville, tells VOA most victims are civilians.

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