The unrest in the Arab world spreads to one of the most oppressive countries, Syria:

"Syrian security forces killed three protesters and wounded hundreds in the southern city of Daraa on Friday, rights groups said, as demonstrations erupted across the country in the first major show of discontent under Bashar al-Assad's rule."

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/2011318231622114396.html