Syrian war death toll exceeds 160,000: activist group![]() May 19, 2014 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An activist group says the number of people who have died in the Syrian conflict so far has exceeded 160,000. According to the Associated Press, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday, May 19, that it has documented 162,402 deaths since the fighting started in March 2011. The Observatory says the figure includes civilians, rebels and members of the Syrian military. It also includes militiamen fighting alongside President Bashar Assad's forces, as well as foreign fighters battling with the rebels for Assad's ouster. The Observatory bases its tally on information it gets from a network of activists on the ground in Syria. The UN has stopped updating its tally of the Syrian dead, saying it can no longer verify the sources of information. The UN's last count in late July was 100,000 dead. Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |