People gather around wreckage after a car bomb exploded in the Jaramana district of southeast Damascus July 25, 2013, in this handout released by Syria's national news agency SANA. REUTERS-SANA-Handout via Reuters
Syria Death Toll Now Above 100,000, Says UN Chief Ban -- BBC
More than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.
The latest estimate of the number killed is 7,000 higher than that issued by the UN only last month.
Mr Ban was speaking at UN headquarters in New York alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Both men stressed the urgency of finding a political solution to the conflict. Mr Ban appealed for fresh efforts to convene a peace conference.
In the past the UN has said its statistics are an underestimate as it believes many deaths have not been reported.
A further 1.7 million Syrians have been forced to seek shelter in neighbouring countries.
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More News On Syria's Death Toll Passing 100,000
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Over 100,000 people killed in Syrian conflict, U.N. says -- Al Arabiya/AFP
UN says Syria death toll rises above 100,000 -- ABC News (Australia)
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