The group `` urged all relevant parties to explore ways and means of paving the way for the formation of an interim government to ensure a smooth and peaceful transition of power with the widest popular support possible , '' it said . Gadhafi asks Libyans to `` trample '' on the U.S. announcement . He says he 's wildly popular in Libya and derides `` traitors '' Hillary Clinton states the new policy at Libya Contact Group meeting in Turkey . May 22 : The United States announces it will send a small number of military advisers to help protect Libyan civilians from rebel forces, but not directly involved with fighting them.
Gadhafi asks Libyans to `` trample '' on the U.S. announcement . He says he 's wildly popular in Libya and derides `` traitors '' Hillary Clinton states the new policy at Libya Contact Group meeting in Turkey . May 22 : The United States announces it will send a small number of military advisers to help protect Libyan civilians from rebel forces, but not directly involved with fighting them.