Report on Syria conflict finds 11.5% of population killed or injured

The Guardian ^ | Wednesday 10 February 2016 | Ian Black

[MinorityRepublican]

Syria’s national wealth, infrastructure and institutions have been “almost obliterated” by the “catastrophic impact” of nearly five years of conflict, a new report has found. Fatalities caused by war, directly and indirectly, amount to 470,000, according to the Syrian Centre for Policy Research (SCPR) – a far higher total than the figure of 250,000 used by the United Nations until it stopped collecting statistics 18 months ago.

In all, 11.5% of the country’s population have been killed or injured since the crisis erupted in March 2011, the report estimates. The number of wounded is put at 1.9 million. Life expectancy has dropped from 70 in 2010 to 55.4 in 2015. Overall economic losses are estimated at $255bn (£175bn).

The stark account of the war’s toll came as warnings multiplied about Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, which is in danger of being cut off by a government advance aided by Russian airstrikes and Iranian militiamen. The Syrian opposition is demanding urgent action to relieve the suffering of tens of thousands of civilians.

[Paladin2]

Why can’t they all just get along?

[struggle]

Saudi Arabia tries to beat Iran in a proxy war and loses. Let’s call it what it is.

[PIF]

And the rest are in Europe ...

[DoughtyOne]

[clearcarbon]

"Syria's national wealth, infrastructure and institutions have been 'almost obliterated' by the 'catastrophic impact' of nearly five years of conflict,"

Whose going to get stuck with the Colin Powell "if you break it, you'll have to fix it," bill?

[Paul R.]

I’d say it’s more like Saudi Arabia tries to beat Russia in a proxy war and loses.

US position so muddled (except for wanting to get rid of Assad) and efforts so weak as to be nearly insignificant.

[Joe Boucher]

might sound a little cold but I do not give a damn what happens to these syrians.

[SunkenCiv]

"It's a start."

[AdmSmith]

http://observer.com/2016/02/mounting-evidence-putin-will-ignite-wwiii/

Cash is King!

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EIXIC

http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/CO1:COM