More than 300,000 killed in decade of Syrian conflict, UN says

The figure represents 83 civilian deaths, including nine women and 18 children, every day for 10 years to 2021, according to anThe UN report doesn’t include people killed in the war whose families who did not notify the authorities, nor does it include the deaths of soldiers and fighters but their numbers are believed to be in the tens of thousands. ‘Direct result of war’Syria’s civil war began during the Arab Spring in 2011 as a peaceful uprising against the country’s President, Bashar al-Assad.Events quickly escalated, shattering the lives of millions, destroying cities, straining global politics, and spurring diplomatic efforts that continued to be constantly questioned. Experts say the Syrian conflict wasn’t just one of the world’s bloodiest, it was also among the most complex. Bachelet said the death of 306,887 civilians represents “a staggering 1.5% of the total population,” and the figure triggers serious concerns as to “the failure of the parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law norms on the protection of civilians.” “This analysis will also give a clearer sense of the severity and the scale of the conflict,” Bachelet said. “Let me be clear, these are the people killed as a direct result of war operations. This does not include the many, many more civilians who died due to the loss of access to healthcare, to food, to clean water and other essential human rights, which remain to be assessed.”