Syria how many people have died

Commission of Inquiry on Syria investigating war crimes, told the council on Thursday that incidents of unlawful and incommunicado detention by government forces remain "unabated".

The war on Syrian civilians continues," she said. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. More from Reuters. President Bashar al-Assad , in power since , was re-elected in May for a fourth seven-year term.

The war has forced more than half the country's pre-war population to flee their homes. Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail.

Start a Conversation. Follow us on. Living and entertainment iDiva MensXP. All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. A decade of war in Syria has left nearly half a million people dead, a war monitor said Tuesday, in a new toll that includes , recently confirmed deaths. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the conflict has claimed , lives since it erupted in with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.

The previous tally, issued by the Observatory in March this year, stood at more than , dead. The war monitor has since confirmed an additional , deaths following months of documentation efforts supported by its network of sources on the ground. Belarusian airline stops flying Middle East citizens from Turkey. Afghan mosque hit by blast during Friday prayers. Most Read. US journalist Danny Fenster jailed for 11 years in Myanmar.