In Libya, they felt that their man – Haftar – would be able to take the reins and seize Libya for the United States. Oil and the WestEurope wants Libyan oil. NATO’s war on Libya set back the possibility for Libyan oil – the easiest-to-refine kind – to travel across the Mediterranean Sea (2011). Its defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has been a regular guest in Libya, meeting both Serraj and Haftar. If Haftar takes Libya, the Saudis and the Emiratis will have their tentacles across most of North Africa (Egypt and Libya).

Source: The North Africa Journal April 09, 2019 09:22 UTC