Thousands of Syrians rally in the port city of Latakia to protest the Arab League's decision to suspend the country's membership.<br/> Syrian TV shows crowds gathered in the streets, waving the national flag and wielding posters of President Bashar al-Assad.<br/> The Arab League voted to suspend the country's membership starting Wednesday, and has asked opposition groups to draw up plans for a transition of power.<br/> Syria said it would boycott an Arab League meeting in Rabat following the decision -- as regional states step up efforts to isolate the nation's autocratic ruler for refusing to end eight months of violently repressing protests.<br/> The meeting of Arab foreign ministers comes four days after the League voted to discipline Syria for pursuing a brutal crackdown on its people instead of implementing an Arab peace initiative.<br/> Travis Brecher, Reuters
