Report: More than 80,000 killed in Syria conflict
Over half of those killed are civilians; 4.2 million displaced, 1.4 million fled country, UN reports
The Britain-based watchdog said it had documented the killing of around 82,257 people, including 34,473 civilians — among them 4,788 children and 3,049 women.
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It has also recorded the deaths of 16,687 rebel fighters, including defected military personnel. The watchdog said 16,729 soldiers and more than 12,000 shabiha (pro-regime militia) and regime informants have also died.
The bodies of another 2,368 people were found across Syria, the Observatory added.
34,473 civilians dead since March 2011 (Photo: AP)
2,368 unknown victims across Syria (Photo: AFP)
Protesters in Banias, Syria (Photo: AP)
The conflict started out in March 2011 as a peaceful uprising against President Bashar Assad but spiraled into a civil war after the army unleashed a brutal crackdown against dissent.
Some 1.4 million people have fled the country while 4.2 other Syrians have become internally displaced, the UN said.
The Observatory noted its toll does not include more than 10,000 people missing in detention in regime jails, or some 2,500 pro-regime prisoners kept in rebel hands.
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