Sadly, with fighting and wars raging across the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, death tolls are on the rise in conflict zones around the globe. The past year has been one of the worst in recent memory.
Some of the worst bloodshed has been occurring in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, but all areas are tragic.
Here are the most dangerous war zones around the world.
1.) The death toll in the world's most brutal conflicts climbed by more than 28 percent last year from 2013 with bloodshed in Syria worse than all others for the second year running. More than 76,000 people were killed in Syria last year, up from 73,447 in 2013.
Source: The Project for the Study of the 21st Century
2.) Around 21,000 lives were lost in Iraq in the last year as the government fought with Islamic State.
Source: Reuters
3.) Approximately 14,638 were killed in Afghanistan, up from 10,172 in 2013.
Source: Reuters
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