In Syria, Civilian Death Toll Outpaces Combatives'
by Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Jul 8, 2013 | Views: 180 | Score: -1
| Civilian and Rebel Fatalities, by month | |
|---|---|
| March (2011) | 108 |
| April | 475 |
| May | 394 |
| June | 308 |
| July | 506 |
| August | 502 |
| September | 523 |
| October | 712 |
| November | 897 |
| December | 930 |
| January (2012) | 930 |
| February | 1703 |
| March | 1789 |
| April | 1663 |
| May | 1359 |
| June | 2305 |
| July | 4045 |
| August | 5728 |
| September | 5074 |
| October | 4713 |
| November | 4138 |
| December | 4465 |
| January (2013) | 4069 |
Sources:
vdc-sy.info

As the Syrian conflict has escalated from small-scale rebellion to full out civil war, the nongovernment casualty rate has exponentially risen, from an average of 480 deaths per month in 2011, to 3165 in 2012. 82% of nongovernment fatalities, or 38,449 of the 46842 killed, have been non-fighting civilians.