Syrian Death Toll Has Reached 120,000

Syrian activists inspect the bodies of people they say were killed by nerve gas in the Ghouta region, in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus August 21, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

Syrian Death Toll Tops 120,000, Group Says -- The Hill

More than 120,000 people have been killed in Syria’s two-year civil war, a Syrian rights group said Thursday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based organization that has documented casualties in the war-torn country, said it counted 120,296 people who had died since the conflict began in March 2011.

The casualties documented included nearly 43,000 civilians; 6,400 of which were children.

It said nearly 30,000 soldiers from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime had died, as well as 18,700 pro-government fighters. Another 2,200 defected soldiers and officers had also died.

The organization said 18,100 opposition forces had been killed, along with 5,400 non-Syrian rebel fighters or unidentified rebels.

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Update #1: 120,000 killed in Syria war: Monitor -- Ahram Online/AFP
Update #2: Rights Group Says More Than 120,000 Killed In Syrian Conflict -- Radio Free Europe

My Comment: And there is no sign that this conflict is going to end in the foreseeable future.