Syria Death Toll Now Over 2,900, Says UN

Syria’s death toll has risen to more than 2,900 during the near seven-month-long crack down on protesters and dissidents, the United Nations said Thursday.

“Based on our detailed list of individual names that we have been keeping, the total number of people killed in Syria since protests began now stands at more than 2,900,” Rupert Colville, a spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, told Reuters.

Several weeks ago, the U.N. put the death toll at around 2,700.

Colville said that the latest figures do not count Syrians who are missing or unaccounted for.

Earlier this week, Russia and China vetoed a Europe-backed U.N. Security Council resolution that condemned the Syrian regime’s actions. The U.S. and other European powers sharply criticized the move and Turkey announced Wednesday that it plans to introduce its own sanctions on Syria.

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