When a slow-motion massacre has unfolded over the course of 15 months, it's easy to lose the world's attention. But even the most jaded gasped in horror as news emerged of the latest carnage inflicted on the Syrian people.
Since March 2011, 40,000 people have died on both sides of the conflict. UNICEF reported that over 500 children have been killed by early February 2012. Another 400 children have been reportedly arrested and tortured in Syrian prisons.Both claims have been contested by the Syrian government.Additionally, over 600 detainees and political prisoners have died under torture. In mid-October 2012, the opposition activist group SOHR reported the number of children killed in the conflict had risen to 2,300.
I believe that there is a path to peace somewhere in this catastrophe.