In Syria, the last night killed 20 people, says opposition

According to the opposition, the tanks the government security forces and militia troops "Shabiha" entered the town of Al-Deir in the province Buseyra ez-Zor, and opened fire on residential buildings. Skirmish is also reflected in the city of Homs – as a result of army units fighting with the rebels killed Syrian eight soldiers, including one officer. In the city of Al-Latakia province Dzhablya government of Syria, along with power outages had made ​​a series of raids and arrests. According to eyewitnesses, among those arrested – known Syriac cartoonist Ali Farzat, who was returning by car from work to home. Anti-government protests in Syria began in mid-March in Dera'a in the south, and then spread to other regions. According to UN statistics, the number of victims of clashes in the country has already exceeded 2.2 thousand. Opposition demands resignation of President Bashar al-Assad and political reforms.