Operation Unified Protector: No “Swan Song” for NATO
Operation Unified Protector: No “Swan Song” for NATO

Summary/Abstract: By 31 March 2011, NATO had officially assumed command of all three elements of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973 on Libya—an arms embargo, a no-fly zone and actions to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The resolution was adopted in response to the Qaddafi regime’s use of excessive force to suppress the popular uprising in Libya, which began on 15 February. By the end of August, the uprising had reached the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The death of Col. Qaddafi followed two months later and subsequently, the end of Operation Unified Protector (OUP) on 31 October.

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