The International Institute for Strategic Studies issued its annual Armed Conflict Survey showing that the region of the Middle East and North Africa continues to top the global list of conflict fatalities with 83,000 people dead in 2016. The global think tank with offices in the UK, USA, Asia, and the Middle East, noted that one-third of all global fatalities occurred in Syria with a death toll amounting to 55,000 people, accounting for 66% of fatalities in the MENA region and 44% of global fatalities. The MENA region was followed by Latin America where 34,000 were estimated to have lost their lives in conflicts. Conflicts in Mexico and Central America accounted for 21% of global fatalities. The survey also explains that six conflicts- Syria, Iraq, Central America, Mexico, Afghanistan and Nigeria’s battle with Boko Haram- accounted for nearly 80% of conflict fatalities globally.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 12, 2017 15:22 UTC