Fares Soueid, the general coordinator of the March 14 alliance, said that he was surprised to hear that the Lebanese army needed to request authorization to act in Lebanese territory.

After meeting with an American official, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of State for Near East Affairs David Hale, Soueid question whether there was a clearly drawn border separating Hezbollah controlled areas from the rest of the nation.

“Is it true that the attack was from very close and occurred during the helicopter’s takeoff? Did anyone detain the officers and question them?” he asked.

He called on the government to answer his questions, but reaffirmed the March 14 alliance’s support for the army and security forces.

-NOW Staff