Über eine halbe Million Tote in Syrien
The death toll in Syria’s complicated conflict, now in its eighth year, has reached nearly 511,000.
Over 350,000 of the casualties have been confirmed while the remaining victims haven't yet been identified according to a UK-based war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Reuters reported on Thursday.
According to the Observatory, at least 85 percent of the casualties were civilians killed by the Syrian regime and its allies, which has been accused of using chemical weapons.
The conflict in Syria began after mass protests in March 2011 erupted into a civil war between pro-Syrian regime forces and rebel factions.
The rise of ISIS across Iraq and Syria in 2014 further complicated the situation and regional and global powers were drawn into the conflict.
At least half of the pre-war population has been displaced at one time or another, with many fleeing the country altogether.