<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Ukuvukelwa kombuso okuphikisana nohulumeni kaGaddafi kwaqala ngoJanuwari 2011 njengombhikisho ongenalo udlame, ngesikhathi esifanayo neminye imibhikisho yase-Arab Spring. Emasontweni ambalwa, kwaqubuka ubudlova lapho amaphoyisa nabashisekeli bezombusazwe bebhikisha. NgoFebhuwari, kwakhiwa iNational Transitional Council NTC ngomzamo wokuhlanganisa imizamo yokushintsha ukubusa kweLibya. Amabutho kaGaddafi alahlekelwa ukulawula amadolobha amaningana empumalanga yeLibya, futhi izikhulu eziningana zahoxa noma zahlubuka kuhulumeni wakhe. NgoMashi, amabutho kaGaddafi aqala ukuhlasela, futhi abuyisa amadolobha amaningi ayelahlekelwe amabutho aphikisayo. Maphakathi no-March, amathangi amabutho kaGaddafi angena enqabeni eyinhloko esele yamabutho aphikisayo, iBenghazi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izindiza ze-French Air Force zangena esikhaleni sezindiza saseLibya ngaphansi komyalo we-United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, ukuvimbela noma yikuphi ukuhlaselwa kwedolobha. Umfelandawonye wezizwe eziningi wethule umkhankaso omkhulu womoya  <response>: ukungenelela kwezempi ukuze kuvalwe amandla kahulumeni kaGaddafi okulwa nokuqinisa isinqumo soMkhandlu Wezokuphepha we-UN. Ngasekupheleni kukaMashi, i-NATO yayithathe umyalo wezinhlelo zomfelandawonye ngaphansi kwe-Operation Unified Protector. 