The Lebanese army has launched an offensive against an Islamic State enclave on Lebanon's northeast border with Syria. The armed group Hezbollah simultaneously announced an assault on the militants from the Syrian side of the border. Both operations are aimed at Islamic State militants in the western Qalamoun region of Syria, an area across the frontier from the Lebanese city of Ras Baalbek. The area is the last part of the Lebanese-Syrian frontier under insurgent control. Any joint opera… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/19/lebanon-hezbollah-move-against-isil What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronews euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronewsnetwork/channels In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews