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Russian forces? They were actively involved?
– For Shani Nicole Louk
Commented Nov 20, 2023 at 16:17
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@ForShaniNicoleLouk very involved: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Brian Z
Commented Nov 20, 2023 at 18:22
It turns out there's data from Syrian gov't sources too. These were combined with opposition data in the UN report from ItalianPhilo's answer.
– got trolled too much this week
Commented Nov 20, 2023 at 22:24
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Note also that that who Syrians consider as "rebels" (and thus a combatant) is very likely to be classified as a civilian by the west.
– sfxedit
Commented Nov 21, 2023 at 10:07
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Another reason to be skeptical: 184k adult male civilians killed versus 16k adult female civilians killed, taken with the claim of 70% killed by the air force. Bombs would kill civilians in approximately their proportion in the population. Maybe more women and children fled the conflict areas but can that really account for an 11:1 kill ratio of men to women?
– President James K. Polk
Commented Nov 21, 2023 at 14:23

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