Thanks. The article is consistent with reports of 19k killed that were posted on RevLeft.
Comrade, a rather reliable toll of casualties(of the Syrian Civil War) can be found on wikipedia. The majority of civilians killed are Alawites, and Sunnis that are accused of being pro-Assad "collaborators"(i.e collaborators with the Alawite "infidels" - the rebels don't consider Alawites to be a Shiia sect, they consider them to be an entirely new religion based on Islam, Christianity and Zoroastrianism). (Since im restricted I can't post in that thread, so I posted on your visitor messages)