It warned that civilian populations continue to pay the price of conflicts in short-term dislocation and the longer-term impact of the collapse of government services, particularly education, healthcare and economic development. The study found the number of displaced people exceeded 50 million in 2013. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict killed 2,500 people last year, mostly civilians, while fighting in Libya, Yemen and Central African Republic also contributed to the rise in overall deaths. The data is contained in the first armed conflict survey published by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The numbers reflect the extremely violent fighting in Syria and Iraq and deaths in Afghanistan increasing following the withdrawal of western combat troops.
Sixty-three armed conflicts led to 56,000 fatalities in 2008, whereas 180,000 people – more than three times as many – died in 42 conflicts last year.
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