What role does Qatar play in Libya?

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Thu, 13 Apr 2017 - 04:32 GMT

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Thu, 13 Apr 2017 - 04:32 GMT

Violence in Libya -Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons

Violence in Libya -Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons


Qatar’s role in Libya has been unclear since 2011. Several reports showed that Doha was against any political settlement that would play against Islamists militants’ favor. Libyan sources told Egypt Today that Qatar and Turkey have been supplying radical Islamist groups with weapons and money to fight the Libyan National Army in Benghazi.


الدور القطري في ليبيا Libya role in Qatar by abdelbaky-w

The sources added that the weapons are usually smuggled into Libya through the port of Misrata and are then delivered to radical armed groups in Benghazi.
The following video produced by Egypt Today shows previously aired interviews with Libyan and Qatari officials that support the claims of the sources interviewed.

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