The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The Syrian War in Numbers, 4 Years On

After 51 months of fighting, the death toll is more than 230,000 Syrians, including some 14,000 children and 30,000 opposition fighters.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) recently announced that the death toll from Syria’s conflict now exceeds 230,000 people. In May 2014, SOHR had put the death toll at 160,000 people, indicating more than 70,000 people killed in Syria over the past year alone.

Since June 2012, Middle East Matters has tracked the data from Syria’s brutal conflict. To see just how dramatically the war has affected Syria and the Syrian people since we started doing this three years ago, compare the figures below with the corresponding numbers for the months May 2014February 2014September 2013,May 2013October 2012August 2012, and June 2012.

Our sources include the Violations Documentation Center in Syria (VDC), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), and the Syrian Revolution Martyr Database, as well as refugee numbers from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

 

 

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