Nashat Abu Ammar patrols at his village of Shbeki in the eastern countryside of Sweida province in southern Syria on Aug. 15, 2018. Nashat Abu Ammar, who is 40 years old, received an urgent call from his terrified wife before daybreak on July 25, telling him Islamic State (IS) militants were at the front door, trying to break in their house. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)