Doha is more than 4,600 kilometres away from Tripoli and seemingly nothing links the two capitals. Yet, the sight of the serrated maroon and white flag being flown over Gaddafi’s presidential complex was a clear indication of the involvement of Qatar in the dramatic events unfolding in Libya. The political establishment in Qatar was reportedly deeply enthusiastic for the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in 2011. In Libya, Qatar played the same proactive role it had in other countries and reports said that it secured the non-objection of the Arab League to the military intervention in Libya that was crucial in toppling Gaddafi’s regime. “In Libya, and with the start of the uprising, Qatar convinced the West that its vision of Creative Chaos was about to become a reality.

Source: Libya Today June 12, 2017 09:56 UTC