International powers have helped prolong the war in Libya by backing rival militias
When General Khalifa Haftar returned to Libya after the overthrow of ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, he found little support either inside or outside the country. to oust the UN-recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli in February 2014.
In response to the Libyan crisis, Western states tried to reconcile the two rival Libyan governments under a UN-sponsored plan to form a unity government, which led to the establishment of the Tripoli-based GNA . to a lesser extent, backed the eastern government and Haftar’s forces.
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