How many people have been killed in the fighting in Syria? [br] [originaltext]

We got something about Syria that United Nations representative called the first hopeful news in the very long time.(8)The fighting in Syria has been going on since early 2011. Reports say more than 70,000 people have been killed. It started with protests against the Syrian government. That country’s military cracked down on the protesters, eventually rebels armed themselves and started fighting against the government forces. Some people have talked about the international community getting involved by sending troops. This week, we heard about a possible diplomatic solution. On the left here, is US Secretary of State John Kerry. On the right, is Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.(9)They said their countries want to set up a conference as soon as possible to work on forming a new government for Syria. If that happens, this meeting would be the first time that the sides fighting in Syria would come together to negotiate.