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Syria opposition deal 'agreed'
Syria opposition: 'New coalition agreed' at Qatar talks
Burhan Ghalioun of the SNC - which had expressed concern it might be sidelined by the deal
Syrian opposition groups meeting in Qatar have agreed to form a new coalition to oppose President Bashar al-Assad's government, reports say.
One Islamist opposition delegate said a new leader and deputy would be chosen on Sunday evening.
The fractious opposition has been under pressure from the US and other backers in the region to clinch a deal.
More than 36,000 people have been killed in the long-running uprising against Mr Bashar's government.
Many thousands more have fled the country since the unrest began last year.
Ali Sadreddine al-Bayanouni, a Muslim Brotherhood delegate at the talks, said: "An initial deal has been signed. The evening session will be for electing the president of the body and his deputy."
He said the new body would be called the National Coalition for Opposition Forces and the Syrian Revolution.
The talks have been taking place for a week in Doha.
The Syrian National Council (SNC), which was formerly recognised as the main opposition, had been concerned it might be sidelined by the new opposition body.
The Free Syrian Army was set to have a stronger role in the new opposition body
The new body had been proposed by prominent dissident Riad Seif with the backing of the US, which had signalled its frustration with the SNC.
It remains unclear what stance the SNC will take.
Proposals for the new body include an assembly of some 55-60 members, with a leadership that will seek international recognition as the voice of the Syrian people.
The body would also have a military council that will include the Free Syrian Army.
The BBC's Jim Muir, who was in Doha as the talks began last week, says the backers of the new body hope it will boost the mainstream of the Syrian opposition and sideline any extremist elements.
Helicopter attack
Violence continued inside Syria on Sunday.
Opposition activists said government forces had attacked an area along the border with Turkey, after rebels had captured a crossing point.
The activists said helicopters and artillery units had bombarded the Ras al-Ain border area.
Clashes were also reported in Damascus, Albu Kamal near the Iraqi border, Irbin and in Deir Ezzor in the east.
Also on Sunday, Israeli forces said they had fired warning shots into Syria after a mortar round fired from Syria exploded in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israel was "ready for any development" on the border with Syria.
