Support and oppose the Syrian Government of bashar al assad. Local media reported exchanges of fire involving automatic weapons and mortars. The violence was triggered by the killing of a top Lebanese Security official last week. He was known as a lead og poentd of the syrian president. His death was seen as an act of retaliation by the proassad faction in lebanon. The tensions are driving a wedge between the people, mainly sunni factions opposed to the syrian president are fighting against the shia Group Hezbollah and other sympathizers of bashar al assad. A highranking syrian official says president assad welcomes in principle the ceasefire proposal by the United Nations and the arab league. Syrias Deputy Foreign minister Faisal Mekdad made the remarks on monday in an interview with nhk. President assad met with the United Nations and envoy Lakhdar Brahimi sunday in damascus. Brahimi called for a ceasefire between government and Opposition Forces starting on friday, the first day of