Syria’s August death toll reaches 4,937

According to the figures released Sunday by UNICEF, last week was the deadliest week of the 18-month Syrian conflict with more than 1,600 people killed. DEBKAfile: These figures attest to the ever-expanding violence in the Syrian civil war and the high number of fatalities as a result of intensified Syria air force participation in the fighting. Every rebel assault to capture a Syrian air base has so far been repulsed.