76,000 Killed In One Of The Bloodiest Years In Syria And Iraq
The year was deadliest in Iraq and Syria, where the rise of the Organization of the Islamic state has resulted in a new outbreak of violence. With more than 76,000 deaths, Syria has lived its bloodiest year.
The year was marked by a black stone in Syria and Iraq. With more than 76,000 deaths, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), the Syrian conflict was at its bloodiest year since its launch in March 2011.
In Iraq, violence consecutive offensive Jihadist organization of the Islamic State (EI) have killed more than 15,000 people – the deadliest record for this country since 2007.
In the fighting in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad moved to Damascus Wednesday on a front line to wish the soldiers victory for face the rebels and jihadists.
As fighting know no respite between rebels and troops of the regime, but also between rebels and jihadists, the OSDH has reported 76,000 people killed in Syria in, against more than 73,000 in 2013 and almost 50,000 in 2012. The victims include 3,501 children, according to the OSDH which has a large network of civilian sources, medical and military in the country.
Add 15,747 rebels and 16,979 jihadists a majority of foreigners. There was this year a larger number of foreign jihadists killed, according to OSDH. Loyalist side, 12,861 soldiers were killed and 9,766 Syrian militia and 2167 including 366 foreign militia Hezbollah fighters.
Since the conflict began, more than 200 000 people died, according to the OSDH, while millions have been pushed to the leak.
In Iraq, the violence intensified in January, with clashes in the western province of Anbar, bordering Syria. Taking Fallujah and parts of Ramadi, capital of Anbar were the harbingers of the major assault launched early June by EI.
Jihadists then seized Mosul, the second largest city and territories in five Iraqi provinces before pushing northward in August, where he met with resistance fighters of the autonomous region of Kurdistan.
In A total of 15 538 people were killed in violence across the country in according to figures released Thursday by the Iraqi government – twice more than in 2013 (6,522 deaths).
2014 was one of the most painful years for Iraqis because of the offensive of terrorist gang of IE, said Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi in his vows.
We must go back to 2007 to find such large balance sheets. That year, in the sectarian conflict between Shiites and Sunnis (2006-2008), violence caused the death of nearly 18,000 people.