The proxy competition among rival monarchies, which led some of them to withdraw their ambassadors from Qatar in March, is intensifying violence and instability throughout the region. For example, the UAE, with Egyptian assistance, secretly carried out airstrikes in August to stop Qatari-aided Islamist militias from gaining control of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
Cooperation Council）内部造成了罕见的分裂。对立君主之间的代理竞争已经导致其中一些人在3月份召回了住卡塔尔大使，也加剧了中东地区的暴力和动荡。比如，阿联酋在埃及的协助下在8月份实施了秘密空袭，阻止卡塔尔援助的伊斯兰武装控制利比亚首都的黎波里。