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Gulf States and Qatar Gloss Over Differences, but Split Still Hampers Them
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Efforts by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to mediate differences between Qatar, which supports the Muslim Brotherhood, and Egypt's military government under Sissi, as the security threats in the region intensify. At the Gulf Cooperation Council meetings an effort to reduce differences between the Saudis and U.A.E. with Qatar, as the Middle East fragments bringing conflict to Libya and Iraq, in addition to Syria. Islamic State now threatens Saudi Arabia. The U.S. operates its main command center from Doha, Qatar. Iran supports the U.S. and Iraq under the Abadi government as it works to reduces sectarian Sunni-Shiite tensions and push back Islamic State. The Saudis and Iran now find themselves on the same side and see the need to reduce Shiite-Sunni tensions to restore peace to the region. This is the new background to the efforts to heal regional tensions in 2014-2015, as a reluctant Obama administration takes up American responsibility to restore peace to the region and avoid fragmentation.
A rapprochement in 2014 between Qatar which backs the Muslim Brotherhood and Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. which back the Sissi government in Egypt
12/20/2014
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is pushing for an end to hostilities between the Sissi government in Egypt and Qatar as the security threats in the region intensify. Different states are backing different groups in the Middle East. This has led to a war in Libya between competing sides, and conflicts in Yemen. Iran has supported other sides in the conflict. Islamic State now threatens Saudi Arabia as Iran pushes for aggressive action against Islamic State in Iraq, creating common ground with new security threats in the region.
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