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Egypt, Qatar Trade Barbs at UN on Libya Conflict Interference

Reuters

   UNITED NATIONS - Egypt and Qatar, who support rival groups in the
   Libyan conflict, traded barbs Tuesday at the United Nations,
   highlighting just how difficult it will be for the U.N. to push renewed
   peace efforts.

   Libya's conflict has increasingly become a proxy war between foreign
   powers, which have been backing various armed groups since the 2011
   uprising against Moammar Gadhafi. The former rebels have been fighting
   each other since then.

   Egypt, along with the United Arab Emirates, is a supporter of Libyan
   eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, whose Libya National Army (LNA) has
   been trying to take Tripoli from forces allied with the internationally
   recognized government (GNA). Turkey and Qatar both back the GNA.

   Egypt's comments

   Without naming countries specifically, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah
   el-Sisi told delegates at the U.N. General Assembly that there had to
   be a concerted effort to stop militias taking control of Libya and
   preventing support form external actors.

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