As many as 26,000 lives lost so far in Syria's uprising

As many as 26,000 lives lost so far in Syria's uprising: Two activist groups said Sunday that about 5,000 people were killed in Syria's escalating civil war in August, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) put the death toll for last week alone at 1,600. Those were the highest figures reported since the uprising began more than 17 months ago.