Syria: more than 14,000 have been killed since the beginning of the revolt against Assad

Since the beginning of the revolt against the regime of President Bashar Al Assad in March 2011, 14,115 people, mostly civilians, died in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. According to NGOs, 9,952 civilians, 3,470 soldiers and 783 deserters were killed in the fighting and repression. The Observatory counted as civilians armed men who struggle against the regime. Even with the presence of 300 UN observers responsible for supervising the truce in place since April 12, violence in the country intensified. Last Saturday, 111 people were killed, including 83 civilians and 28 soldiers, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The activist Abdel Basset Sayda chosen new leader of the Syrian National Council, the country's main opposition body, said the Assad regime is "the past".