Fighters of the Lebanese Hezbollah group prepare to fire artillery shells on the positions of the Islamic State (IS) militants in Qara town, western Qalamoun region, Syria, on Aug. 23, 2017. The Lebanese Hezbollah group and Syrian army are dealing heavy blow to the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria's Qalamoun region near Lebanon to end the presence of the terror-designated group in the border region between both countries. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)
