March to Tripoli, or a Third Civil War in Libya: Initial Results
... Jordan. Many point to the fact that the LNA uses Chinese-made Wing Loong II drones equipped with Blue Arrow 7 missiles provided or even operated by military personnel from the United Arab Emirates . Moreover, we should not underestimate the role of Saudi Arabia, which has assumed most of the financial costs of the military campaign. Indeed, without proper funding, the LNA, which claims to be a regular army, will split into factions and groups with different ideologies. Elisabeth Barbier, Special Envoy of France to Libya: We do not believe that Khalifa Haftar can conquer Libya (2017) Faultline: The Salafists Versus the Muslim Brotherhood At the same time, the advantage that the LNA had thanks to the deliveries of weapons and military equipment from its allies could ...