# Foreign military support reinforced Haftar's campaign despite the UN arms embargo

Date: 2019

UN and rights reporting documented military support to [Haftar](/people/khalifa-haftar)'s LNA from foreign states including the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Egypt. Human Rights Watch cited the UN Panel of Experts in describing armed drones, aircraft and other support supplied despite the Libya arms embargo.

## Drivers

- Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/haftar-lna-parallel-power

## Sources

- https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1970/panel-experts/reports
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/02/13/libya-banned-cluster-munitions-used-tripoli

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/foreign-support-lna-arms-embargo-2019