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Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters clashed with rebel forces. - 5 hrs.

The Group of Eight leaders meeting in Northern Ireland on Tuesday called for an international conference on the ongoing crisis in Syria to be held "as soon as possible" but offered little new that might end the civil war there. - 12 hrs.

Sens. Levin, Menendez and McCain are urging Obama to authorize "robust lethal assistance" to Syrian rebels - 16 hrs.