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Syria troops fight rebels near major Shiite shrine

  Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque.Full story

Britain fails to get EU backing for Hezbollah blacklisting

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A British drive to put Hezbollah's armed wing on the EU's terror list again ran into resistance on Wednesday from governments concerned it would fuel instability in the Middle East, diplomats said. Full story

Hamas calls on Hezbollah to pull fighters out of Syria

GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement on Monday urged Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from Syria, where they are battling for President Bashar al-Assad, and focus on fighting Israel instead. Full story

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  How the Syrian crisis is affecting the rest of the region

Congressman Peter Welch, D-Vt., was in a delegation this month to Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan where he was afforded an in-depth look at the impact of the Syrian crisis. He joins MSNBC’s Alex Witt to comment on his takeaway from the trip. The challenge of discerning which rebels to arm contribu

  Hezbollah wants to bring victory to Assad

Syria saw one of the deadliest days of fighting in its civil war Saturday. Meanwhile, the leader of the powerful Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said his fighters would wage an all-out battle to save President Bashar Assad. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

  Syria’s regime increasingly intertwined with Hezbollah

Syria has become a battleground between the Shiites (the Syrian government allied with Hezbollah and Iran) and the Sunni powers, comprised of the Syrian rebels, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.

  Bulgaria restages bombing for answers

A year after a deadly bus explosion, Bulgarian authorities reconstruct the bombing to determine if Hezbollah was behind the act. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  As the Syrian uprising nears its second anniversary, has the conflict gotten better?

The New Yorker’s Dexter Filkins talks about the role of Iran and Hezbollah in Syria and the impact of the struggles within the country.

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Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hezbollah members attend the funeral of a Hezbollah fighter who died in the Syrian conflict in Ouzai, in Beirut, in this May 26, 2013 file photo. Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf, alarmed by the shrill sectarian rhetoric of some Sunni clerics after Lebanon's Hezbo

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An image of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a car's windscreen as Hezbollah supporters celebrate, after the Syrian army took control of Qusair from rebel fighters, in the Shi'ite town of Hermel, in this June 5, 2013 file photo. Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf, alarmed by the shrill sectaria

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Hezbollah supporters attack a bus carrying anti-Hezbollah protesters in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut

Hezbollah supporters attack a bus carrying anti-Hezbollah protesters in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut June 9, 2013. REUTERS/ Stringer

Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah supporters are seen gathered in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut
Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah supporters are seen gathered in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut

Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah supporters are seen gathered in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut June 9, 2013. REUTERS/ Stringer