Gulf News/AFP: May deadliest month of 2015 in Syria
6,657 people killed throughout the country including 1,285 civilians
May was the bloodiest month so far this year in Syria, with at least 6,657 people killed throughout the war-ravaged country, a monitor said Monday.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the toll includes at least 1,285 civilians, more than half of whom were killed in regime air raids.
The UN’s Syria peace envoy Staffan de Mistura condemned government aerial bombardment of civilian areas over the weekend, calling it “totally unacceptable”.
The Observatory said rebels and Kurdish fighters made up 793 of those killed in May, while militants from factions including Daesh and Al Qaida’s Syrian affiliate Al Nusra Front numbered 2,109.
Another 2,242 regime forces were killed, most of them soldiers, the Observatory said.
WNU Editor: The Syrian military suffered 2,200 fatalities in May .... or 75/day. At this rate .... I have trouble seeing how the Syrian army can sustain itself if the conflict continues into next year.