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Nearly half a million killed, and Syria civil war isn't over


 

Since the Syrian civil war began nearly six years ago, the country has been marked by devastation and extreme suffering among civilians. 

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Here's a list of statistics associated with one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in the world: 

450,000: Estimated number of Syrians killed since the beginning of the civil war in 2011 

4.8 million: Syrians who have fled the country since the start of the conflict 

6.3 million: People internally displaced inside Syria

6,150: Average number of people displaced per day from January to August 2016 

1 million: Displaced people living in collective shelters, camps or makeshift settlements 

13.5 million: People who require humanitarian assistance

10,000: Syrian refugees accepted by the United States 

Sources: Paste BN research, United Nations, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights