BEIRUT, March 12 (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said on Monday about 511,000 people had been killed in the Syrian war since it began seven years ago. About 85 percent of the dead were civilians killed by the forces of the Syrian government and its allies, the Observatory said. The Syrian military, joined by its ally Russia since 2015, has used air power extensively. As the war approaches its eighth year, intense fighting continues in several areas, including eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus and Afrin near the Turkish border. (Reporting by Angus McDowall; Editing by Andrew Roche)(Visited 15 times, 6 visits today)Commentscomments

Source: GNN Liberia March 12, 2018 11:03 UTC