At least 306,887 civilians were killed in the civil war in Syria between the beginning of March 2011 and the end of March 2021, according to a new estimate by the UN Human Rights Agency. Statistically, the conflict has claimed the daily lives of 83 uninvolved civilians for ten years. The number corresponds to 1.5 percent of the population before the start of the war.
In September 2021, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, spoke of a total of more than 350,000 victims of the civil war in Syria. At the time, the figure included a good 143,000 civilians, about 138,000 fighters and about 70,000 dead whose status had not yet been clarified.
The Bureau now has detailed information on 143,350 civilian deaths, with names, dates of death and location. In the other cases, missing information was estimated and completed using established statistical methods, a spokeswoman said.
Number stands for people
“These conflict-related victims are not just abstract figures, they represent people. The murder of each of the 306,887 civilians is likely to have had profound, lasting effects on the family and community to which they belonged,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said.
Assad still rules
Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad is still in power after more than a decade of civil war. Backed by Russia and Iran, his rule extends only to parts of Syria. The West condemns the Syrian president as a war criminal. Several attempts to negotiate a political solution for Syria have so far failed.
Source: Krone
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