Rights group: 334 civilians killed in Syria in March

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said at least 334 civilians were killed in Syria during the month of March.

The network said in a report issued yesterday that as many as 70 civilians were killed by Syria regime forces, including 24 children and 13 women, while Russian forces killed 76 civilians, including 13 children and eight women.

According to the report, extremist Islamist groups have killed 33 civilians, including two children, while one civilian was killed by the armed opposition factions.

The Syrian Democratic Forces killed 18 civilians; including nine children and one woman, the report said, adding that bombing by the international coalition forces’ warplanes killed nine civilians, including one child and one woman.

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As many as 119 civilians, including 36 children and 40 women were killed by unknown parties.

According to the report, the victims included two civil defence workers and two media workers.