The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Eight years of war claims 370,000 human lives in Syria

Eight years of war in Syria have left more than 370,000 people dead including 112,000 civilians, a monitor said on Friday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of sources across the country, said more than 21,000 children and 13,000 women were among the dead.

The conflict flared after unprecedented anti-government protests in the southern city of Daraa on March 15, 2011.

Demonstrations spread across Syria and were violently suppressed by the regime, triggering a multi-front armed conflict that has powers.

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