A human rights group says at least 19 protesters have died in the latest anti-government demonstrations in Syria.
They come at the start of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, a day after 27 people were killed in violence in the city of Homs.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the latest deaths include 16 civilians killed by security forces in Homs.
This comes despite the government of President Bashar al-Assad saying it will pull its forces off the streets and begin dialogue with the opposition. However, the violence has continued.
The authorities claim security forces are fighting militant gangs that have been killing civilians in Homs.
The Arab League is to meet again next weekend to discuss the crisis.
Earlier, it said a failure by the Syrian government to bring an end to the bloodshed would be catastrophic, the BBC reports.
Homs has become a focus of unrest in recent months with more than 100 people having been killed there in the past week.
Last Wednesday the Arab League announced a plan for Syria calling for an end to violence, the withdrawal of the army from urban areas, and talks between the regime and opposition.
