Since the unrest began in Libya,leading to regime change and then to war,most related studies have limited themselves to the civil war itself,without paying attention to its distinctive feature as a proxy war.In fact,the two conflicting sides in Libya are the armed forces of the Government of National Accord recognized by the United Nations and openly supported by Turkey and Qatar,and commander Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army backed by Saudi Arabia,Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.Other extraterritorial powers such as the US,France,Italy and Russia are also involved and have placed their bets on one side or another.This paper provides a new perspective for academic research on the Libyan proxy war by analyzing its development,nature,cross-regional influence and future direction.
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