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Flow of arms into Libya risks proxy war

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By Imed Lamloum

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Iraq shows what happens when a dictator is removed and the area turns into hell for the ones living there.

Did the western powers learn from that ?

NO

Removal of another dictator in Libya and a repeat of Iraq troubles.

PROXY WAR

It is easy for those supporting either side to supply arms and other equipment and avoid sending their own forces to fight and die.

They can tell their own people we are helping our friends without risking our own people lives.

A repeat of what happen to other countries that were caught in the USA and USSR proxy wars during the cold war era. Now with different backers.

The losers in these and any conflicts will always be the innocent civilians caught in the middle.

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But increased air support from the UAE, especially through the Chinese-built Wing Loong drones deployed in eastern Libya since 2016, could swing the balance of power in Haftar's favor, he said.

China's military industrial complex too

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