The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Libya on Wednesday that calls for an immediate ceasefire and includes sanctions for those involved in violence there.

Amid U.S. claims that Egypt and the UAE launched secret airstrikes in Libya, H.A. Hellyer writes that the absence of a strong Libyan state has allowed Mideast powers -- split between supporters and opponents of Islamist groups -- to engage in Libyan affairs.