A Syrian rebel grabs his head as the smoke subsides, during fighting between the two sides in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus. Jan. 13, 2013. VOA
Report: Almost 6,000 Dead In Syria During Geneva Talks -- Time
Past three weeks were the deadliest of the entire conflict
A human rights group tracking the death toll in Syria’s civil war reported on Sunday that nearly 6,000 people had died since the start of the latest, fruitless round of peace talks in Switzerland.
At least 5,792 fighters and civilians died between the morning of Jan. 22 and midnight on Feb. 14—about 242 per day—making for the bloodiest period yet of the war since fighting broke out in March 2011, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in statement. Putting that number into context, the conflict’s entire death toll didn’t reach 6,000 until early Feb. 2012, 11 months after the initial clashes.
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Update: Killing in Syria Accelerates as Both Sides Dig In -- Voice of America
My Comment: I have been tracking the death toll in Syria since the beginning .... and it is true that this past January was probably the worst month since the beginning of the uprising .... with fighting being reported in almost every part of the country.
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