Death Toll in Syrian Conflict Exceeds 220K, Says Human Rights Group
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iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — The casualties from the war in Syria continue to mount, and now the death toll for the ongoing conflict has surpassed 220,000, according to a Syrian human rights group.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that among those killed, some 67,000 were civilians. Of those, about 11,000 of the victims of the fighting were children.
Violence in Syria began shortly after the March 2011 demonstrations, which then turned into an armed revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Though many have blamed the Syrian president, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is not letting the international community off the hook.
“Despite our loss of hope in an international community capable and willing to put an end to the ongoing atrocities in Syria, we in the Syrian Observatory call upon all sides that claim to defend the freedoms of the people and their rights, to take a serious and responsible stance in order to end the bloodshed in Syria amid the increasing violence and the escalating number of casualties,” the group said on its website.
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