Free Syrian Army fighters and civilians look at the sky as they stand past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria February 14, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Syria's Death Toll Now Exceeds 140,000: Activist Group -- Reuters
(Reuters) - More than 140,000 people, over 7,000 of them children, have been killed in Syria's uprising-turned-civil war, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.
The pro-opposition Observatory said the period since the "Geneva 2" peace talks for Syria began last month had been the bloodiest of the nearly three-year conflict.
The death toll is now at 140,041, according to the Observatory, which is based in Britain but has a network of activists across the country. Among the dead were 7,626 children and 5,064 women.
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Update #1: Syrian Activist Group Says 140,000 Killed So Far -- AP
Update #2: Syria peace talks break down as death toll passes 140000 -- The Telegraph
My Comment: And the slaughter is only increasing with no signs that the civil war is about to end.
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