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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kaamil Ahmed

Battlefield deaths from global conflicts hit 30-year high, study finds

A distressed Arab woman in a headscarf comforts a crying Arab girl as another woman looks on
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in Israeli attacks on Deir al-Balah this week. An estimated 23,000 people were killed in Gaza in just three months of 2023. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty

Deaths from civil conflicts and battles across the world over the past three years have risen to the highest level in three decades, according to a new report.

Research by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (Prio) showed that while the number of battlefield deaths fell compared with the previous two years, since 2021 the overall number of conflict-related deaths, including of civilians, has risen to the highest level in 30 years.

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