Yemen war: At least six times as many killed in conflict than previously thought

Friday, January 4, 2019

Patrick Cockburn The number of people killed by the violence in Yemen has for the first time risen above 3,000 dead in a single month, bringing the total…

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Yemen war death toll five times higher than we think

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Patrick Cockburn. One reason Saudi Arabia and its allies are able to avoid a public outcry over their intervention in the war in Yemen, is that the number…

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Patterns of civilian and child deaths due to war-related violence in Syria: a comparative analysis from the Violation Documentation Center dataset, 2011–16

Friday, March 2, 2018

Posted on Lancet Global Health volume 6, number 1. Background Since March, 2011, the Syrian civil war has lowered life expectancy by as much as 20 years. We…

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As my recent trip to Syria proved, wars can be at their most dangerous when they’re coming to an end

Friday, February 2, 2018

Robert Fisk. Posted on Independent February, 1, 2018. Debts will have to be paid for the casualties of this war, and some soldiers are becoming rather too over-confident….

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Daily casualties in Syria

Monday, September 12, 2016

Figure from The Economist

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