The March 14 forces on Wednesday called for "activating" the UK-built military watchtowers on Lebanon's eastern border with Syria, as they voiced support for the upcoming dialogue between al-Mustaqbal movement and Hizbullah.
“The battle against terrorism is part of an international battle,” the March 14 General Secretariat said in a statement issued after its weekly meeting, noting that the government must “benefit from the global campaign by obtaining information and assets” that can help it in its anti-terror fight.
“This cooperation would be part of the international community's decision to protect Lebanon and preserve its sovereignty and stability, especially after the issuance of (U.N. Security Council) resolutions 1559 (in 2004) and 1701” in 2006, the general secretariat added.
Its statement comes three days after the British Telegraph newspaper reported that a UK team had saved the Bekaa border town of Ras Baalbek from a "massacre" by advancing Islamic State militants through constructing 12 military watchtowers in the area.