From the war in Yemen to supporting Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, here are some of the ways the UAE and Saudi Arabia are destabilising the Middle East
Since the start of the Arab uprisings in 2011, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have actively intervened in several states to put an end to the democratic aspirations of the citizens of those countries.
Here we look at just some of the countries the pair have interfered in and what impact that intervention has had.Emirati authorities were quick to take to former Gaddafi general turned renegade warlord Khalifa Haftar. After the former’s demise, Haftar quickly presented himself as a secular force capable of uniting the divided country and preventing it from an extremist take over.
Despite support from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and France, Haftar’s forces have failed to take over the city.killings of prisoners“Haftar has systematically tried to undermine or defeat the narrative of pluralism under the pretext of fighting ‘terrorism’,”He adds: “It is a term that is being used lightly against any dissident or opposition force that does not cooperate with his LNA – in itself a loose affiliation of different militias that he has bought off with Emirati money.
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