Qatar–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

Qatar-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
Part of the Arab Spring/Arab Winter and Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
Qatar     Countries that cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar     Countries that reduced diplomatic ties with or recalled ambassadors from Qatar     Unrecognized Tobruk-based Libyan Government that cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar
Date 2002 – present Location Arab world and the Middle East Status Ongoing 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis No official relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia from 2002-08, part of 2014, and 2017-18. Post-revolution Egypt goes from pro-Qatar to pro-Saudi after the 2013 Egyptian coup Backing of rival anti-regime groups during the Syrian Civil War Qatar is forced to end its military support for the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.
Belligerents
Qatar  Turkey (food aid, diplomatic and military support)  Iran (food aid and diplomatic support)	Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Bahrain  Egypt (2013-present)  Maldives  Yemen  Mauritania  Senegal  Comoros  Libya (Tobruk)  Somaliland
a The Government stationed in Aden has cut ties with Qatar. b The Tobruk-based government lost international recognition after the formation of the Government of National Accord in January 2016. The Tobruk-based government claims to have cut ties with Qatar despite not having diplomatic representation in the country. c Somaliland's independence is not recognized by the international community.

Ongoing 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis

The Qatar–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, sometimes referred to as the Second Arab Cold War, is the ongoing struggle for regional influence between the monarchies of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Qatar–Saudi Arabia relations have been especially strained since the beginning of the Arab Spring, which left a power vacuum both states sought to fill, with Qatar being supportive of the revolutionary wave and Saudi Arabia opposing it; since both states are allies of the United States, they avoid direct conflict with one another.

Qatar has had differences with other Arab governments on a number of issues: it broadcasts Al Jazeera; it is accused of maintaining good relations with Iran; and it has supported the Muslim Brotherhood in the past. The tensions may be seen as a subset of the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict due to Saudi Arabia's longstanding concern about the country's relationship with Iran and Iranian-backed militant groups. However, Qatar also sent its forces to fight against alleged Iranian-backed militias in the current Yemeni Civil War and has supported rebels fighting the Iranian-allied government of Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian Civil War, though these rebels were often at odds with other GCC-funded groups.

In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Maldives, Mauritania, Sudan, Senegal, Djibouti, Comoros, Jordan, the Tobruk-based Libyan government and the Hadi-led Yemeni government severed diplomatic relations with Qatar and blocked Qatar's airspace and sea routes along with Saudi Arabia blocking the only land crossing over its relations with Iran, Al-Jazeera reporting negative informations about other (The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) was founded in 1976 by the Gulf Cooperation Council)(GCC) [what is "gcc"?] member states: The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, and in 2009, Yemen joined the Organization, which is headquartered at Doha, Qatar. GCC states and Egypt and the country's alleged support of Islamist groups. Qatar was also expelled from the anti-Houthi coalition. Qatar's defence minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah called the blockade akin to a bloodless declaration of war and Qatar's finance minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi stated that Qatar is rich enough to withstand the blockade. On 24 August 2017, Qatar announced that they would restore full diplomatic relations with Iran.

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