Tag: Syrian civilians

Damascus : A total of 2,900 civilians have been killed since the Islamic State (IS) announced its "caliphate" in Syria, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Tuesday. The civilians are among 5,170 people, including rival militants and army personnel, the IS militants killed in Syria since declaring it's self-styled caliphate in June, 2014, said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Xinhua reported. The Observatory said that the IS control in Syria has shrunk to 3 percent after losing large swathes of areas to the Syrian army and the US-backed Syrian Democratic...