March to Tripoli, or a Third Civil War in Libya: Initial Results

... transition bodies — the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Presidential Council led by Faiz Sarraj — repelled ... ... number of the LNA’s elite units, which are made up primarily of Salafists, were also deployed in the Libyan capital, including ... ... erroneously, expected that military support from his external allies (Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and France) would ... ... Islamic world. Heading up the first of these camps are Turkey and Qatar, which continue to rely on forces that adhere to the ideology ...