( CNN ) -- The Arab League , which held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday about the ongoing unrest in Syria , is considering suspending the country from the organization . The Gulf Cooperation Council , made up of six Gulf Arab states , is spearheading the motion , which would need two-thirds of the assembly vote to pass . In his opening remarks , Syrian ambassador Yousef Ahmad blamed foreign influences for the unrest in his country . He cited the influence of Arabic-language news groups , which he said are targeting Syria . The Arab League meeting comes after more than seven months of protests against the government in Syria in which the United Nations says about 3,000 people have died . Also Sunday , Syrian security forces set up barricades and carried out raids , according to opposition sources . Eleven people were killed , said the Local Coordination Committees ( LCC ) of Syria -- eight in Homs , two in Idlib and one in Zabadani , a Damascus suburb . Security and military forces were conducting raids and arresting people , apparently at random , in the suburbs of Damascus -- where heavy gunfire was heard -- and in villages around Homs , according to two opposition groups . There were also general strikes in the city of Daraa , one of the centers of resistance to the government of President Bashar al-Assad , according to the LCC and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . The latter group said security forces fired live bullets at thousands of mourners attending the funeral of activist Ziad al-Obeidi in Dair Elzor on Sunday , which turned into a demonstration demanding the overthrow of the regime . A group allied with the government , meanwhile , named a number of anti-government activists it said were being paid and organized by agents of the United States and Israel . `` America is recruiting these weak-minded people to create sectarian fighting to help Israel and weaken Syria , '' said Elyas Helyani of the Syrian Human Rights Network . `` We have evidence of all this and will publish it soon to let the entire world know the reality , '' he told CNN . CNN can not independently confirm events in Syria , which restricts international journalists from accessing many parts of the country . The government says it has been making efforts to respond to citizens ' grievances about the country 's political system , and blames armed groups for stoking the violence . Al-Assad announced the formation of a committee Saturday to draft a new constitution within four months , the Syrian Arab News Agency reported . CNN 's Hamdi Alkhshali and journalist Ian Lee contributed to this report .
NEW : Syrian security forces killed protesters , an opposition group says . The Arab League is considering withdrawing Syria from the region . The Syrian ambassador blamed foreign influences for the unrest in his country . About 3,000 people have died in months of protests against the government .