A Kurdish activist , a member of the Syrian Kurdish National Council , is slain . At least eight other deaths are reported in clashes in Syria Friday . Violence is reported in the Damascus Governorate and Homs . Russia 's ambassador says the Syrian regime will make reforms .
A Kurdish activist , a member of the opposition Syria National Council , is slain . At least eight other deaths are reported in violence in Syria Friday . Violence is reported in the Damascus suburbs and Homs . Russia 's Medvedev says the Syrian regime must make reforms .