NEW : At least 20 people killed across Syria on Saturday , says an opposition official . State - run TV blames Internet outage on a malfunction in the main grid . At least 165 people have been killed Saturday across Syria , including 60 in Damascus and its suburbs , according to the Local Coordination Committees of Syria , a network of opposition activists . Rebels claim they control a city north of Damascus International Airport . Syrian state TV denies the claims by rebels .
NEW : At least 20 people killed across Syria on Saturday , says an opposition official . State - run TV blames Internet outage on a malfunction in the main grid . Rebels claim they control a city north of Damascus International Airport . Syrian state TV denies the claims by rebels .