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Over 6,000 civilians were killed during the twenty months of the coup.

Over 6,000 civilians were killed during the twenty months of the coup

From the military coup in 2022, In the 20 months up to September 30, more than six thousand (6,337) civilians were killed and more than two thousand (2,614) were injured, the Oslo Peace Research Institute (PRIO) released a report on June 12. Among the dead are those killed by the military council army, as well as those killed by anti-coup groups.



Stein Tonnesson, a research professor at PRIO, said that the military council army was the main killer of civilians, and many were killed by anti-coup groups.

According to the report, more than three thousand (3,003) civilians, including peaceful protesters, were killed by the military council, and more than two thousand (2,152) civilians were also killed by anti-coup or ethnic armed organizations. However, it is not known who killed more than one thousand civilians (1170 people).

The report states that this information is compiled based on reliable media reports. PRIO said that in reality, the number of casualties could be even higher.


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