A UN official said Wednesday more than 1,000 civilians were killed in and around of the Idlib demilitarized zone in northwestern Syria in the last four months, Yeni Safak reports.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said her office has managed to verify that 1,089 civilians were killed between April 29-Aug. 29.
Bachelet said 572 of these civilians were men, 213 were women and 304 were children.