STRATFOR reported in late February , early in the Libya crisis, that Egyptian army and special operations forces units were quietly providing weaponry and training to Libyan opposition forces while attempting to organize a political command in the east. In addition, Egypt has been funneling food and medical supplies to the rebel forces. Unnamed senior U.S. officials acknowledged the Egyptian support in a March 18 Wall Street Journal report, saying, "There's no formal U.S. policy or acknowledgment that this is going on" but "this is something we have knowledge of." A STRATFOR Qatari diplomatic source has meanwhile claimed that Egypt is not contributing its bases to the impending NATO-led intervention in Libya. Egypt's interest in a post-Gadhafi regime is based on the following factors: Preventing a refugee crisis .