Baladi - War Monitors
SNHR said today that no less than 4,759 civilians were killed in the first half of 2018 by the parties to the conflict in Syria, including 593 civilians who were killed in June.
The report records that 4,759 civilians, including 1,104 and 798 women (adult female), were killed in the first half of 2018 at the hands of the parties to the conflict in Syria. Of those, 3,056, including 616 children and 507 women, were killed by Syrian regime forces, while Russian forces killed 398, including 138 children and 79 women. The report also records that 182 civilians, including 43 children and 15 women, were killed at the hands of ISIS, and 23 civilians, including five children, were killed by Hay’at Tahrir al Sham.
Additionally, the report documents that 30 civilians were killed at the hands of factions from the armed opposition, including 11 children and four women, while Self-Management forces killed 112 civilians, including 11 children and 18 women. The report also records that international coalition forces killed 254 civilians, including 113 children and 68 women, while 704 civilians were killed by other parties.
The report called on all the conflicted parties to prevent killing the civilians. Moreover, it called on all humanitarian organizations to hold all those who were involved accountable.
Source: The Syrian Network for Human Rights