DAMASCUS: The main opposition Syrian National Council has agreed to expand to include more groups opposing Bashar Assad and will reform to be more representative, a spokesman told AFP yesterday.At a meeting in Stockholm late Saturday, the SNC agreed to expand its membership and to hold a vote later this month to elect its leadership, spokesman George Sabra said. The move follows criticism from both within and outside the group that it is failing to unite the diverse opposition forces working against Assad, after more than 17 months of brutal conflict.