Syrian rebel official backs interim government

A top military official with the most official grouping of Syrian rebels threw his weight on Monday behind the formation of an interim government to administer rebel-held areas as government forces shelled targets along the country's eastern border with Lebanon.

As opponents to Syrian President's Bashar Assad's government met in Istanbul to set up an interim government of their own, Assad's fighter jets struck targets near the town of Arsal, Lebanon, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The two countries share a porous border and it was unclear if the shelling occurred inside Lebanon. (AP)