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 . The Syrian National Council announced this month that it will `` represent the Syrian revolution '' inside and outside the country in an effort to end the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad . Russia 's ambassador says the Syrian regime will make reforms .
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 .