Monday, February 9, 2015

Over 200,000 Killed in Syrian Civil War So Far

According to recent data, some 210,000 people have been killed in Syria since civil war broke out there in 2011. At least 2 million people have been injured, and 1.5 million have been left disabled in some way because of the war. 10,664 children and 6,783 women have been killed.

Of those killed, 35,827 were among the rebels, and 45,385 were supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The figures presented by the organization are 85,000 higher than what either the rebels or the Syrian government has admitted to. (Read More)