Damascus March 30 (IANS) At least 11 612 people have been killed in Syria in Russian raids which began in September 2015 a UK-war monitor reported on Thursday.
According to data released by the Syrian Observatory Human Rights (SOHR) among those killed were at least 5 013 civilians including 714 women and 1 201 children Efe news reported.
The airstrikes also killed at least 3 284 Islamic State (IS) militants.
Additionally at least 3 315 fighters from rebel and Islamist factions have lost their lives in these bombings according to the SOHR which pointed out that Russia has used cluster bombs.
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Over 11,000 killed in Russian airstrikes in Syria
