The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) announced Thursday that 4973 people were killed in Syria during March 2015. SOHR stated that 1135 civilian were killed including 172 children and 124 women in Idlib, al- Hasakah and Hama. The observatory added that 762 rebels, Islamist fighters, and YPG Kurdish fighters were executed by Islamic State jihadist group (IS), pointing out that 1490 non- Syrian fighters from IS, Nusra Front, Jund al- Aqsa and al Muhajereen wal Ansra Army were killed. "We in the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates the real number of non-Syrian casualties from the IS, Al-Nusra Front, Islamic factions, Jund Al-Aqsa battalion and pro-regime militants is approximately 1000 soldiers and fighters more than the documented number because of reticence about casualties by all parties", the observatory said. SOHR pointed out that people killedwere were 5 defected soldiers, 691 regular regime soldiers and officers, 714 fighters of the People's Committees and NDF as well as spies, 13 Hezbollah militiamen, 145 non- Syrian pro- regime fighters who are from the Shiite Sect and 18 Unidentified .
