h azi ▁and ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁city ▁of ▁Mis r ata . ▁The ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁war ned ▁G add af i ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁government ▁may ▁have ▁committed ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁passed ▁an ▁initial ▁resolution ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁free zing ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁G add af i ▁and ▁ten ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁inner ▁circle , ▁and ▁restrict ing ▁their ▁travel . ▁The ▁resolution ▁also ▁referred ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁for ▁investigation . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁March , ▁G add af i ' s ▁forces ▁r al lied , ▁pushed ▁east wards ▁and ▁re - to ok ▁several ▁coast al ▁cities ▁and ▁finally ▁began ▁attack ing ▁the ▁re bel ▁strong hold ▁of ▁Beng h azi ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Two ▁days ▁earlier ▁a ▁second ▁U . N . ▁resolution , ▁U NS C ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁was ▁passed ▁which ▁author ized ▁member ▁states ▁to ▁establish ▁and ▁en force ▁an ▁arms ▁embargo , ▁a ▁no - fly ▁zone ▁over ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁to ▁use ▁all ▁means ▁necessary , ▁short ▁of ▁foreign ▁occupation , ▁to ▁protect ▁Lib yan ▁civ ili ans . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁resolution , ▁the ▁G add af i ▁government ▁announced ▁a ▁ce ase fire , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁u ph old ▁it ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁advance ▁on ▁the