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Activists: 100,000 Killed in Syria

Including 40,000 pro-Assad fighters and 18,000 rebels

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Syrian activists say more than 100,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced its latest count Wednesday, saying the figure included 18,000 rebels and about 40,000 pro-Assad fighters.