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Syria by the Numbers

People carry the body of men, whom activists say were killed by the Syrian government army, in Taftanaz village, east of Idlib city on April 5, 2012 (Courtesy Reuters).

By experts and staff

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  • Robert Danin
    Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Length of Conflict

15 months

Deaths

Total opposition deaths: 12,360 - 15,842

Opposition deaths since April 12 ceasefire: 2,391

Civilian: 11,403 - 14,535

Children: 1,0121,178

Opposition military: 9571307

Regime military: 3,000

Deaths by Province

Homs: 5144 - 6,330

Idleb: 2245 - 2,794

Hama: 1942 - 1,803

Daraa: 1446 - 1,546

Rural Damascus: 1086 - 1,447

Deir Ezzor: 558 - 563

Damascus: 350 - 495

Aleppo: 479 -546

Latakia: 254 - 325

Hasaka: 57 - 103

Tartous: 66 - 70

Raqqa: 59 - 61

Qunaitera: 19 - 50

Swuaida: 6 – 14

Refugees

Total refugees assisted by the UN in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq: 63,671-78,000

Refugees in Turkey: 26,281

Refugees in Jordan: 22,643

Refugees in Lebanon: 17,267

Refugees in Iraq: 4,549

Internally Displaced

Internally displaced Syrians before April 12 ceasefire: 200,000

Internally displaced Syrians today: 500,000

Aid

UN estimate on number of Syrians in need of “urgent” assistance: 1 million