The number of civilians killed last month in Syria was at its lowest since the start of the conflict more than seven years ago, AFP reported Monday (October 1st).
A total of 139 civilians, including 58 children, were killed in conflict-related violence across the country in September, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said it was "the lowest monthly toll for civilians" since the start of the conflict in March 2011.
Of the 1,059 people who died last month, 436 were opposition fighters, 239 were soldiers and allied militiamen, and 236 were extremists. The identity of nine others was unknown.
The highest monthly number of civilian deaths the Observatory ever recorded was 6,657 in May 2015.
