In Syria, Civilian Death Toll Outpaces Combatives'
by Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Jul 8, 2013 | Views: 136 | 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.