In March 2011 Britain, France and the United States launched airstrikes against Gaddafi's regime. He was eventually ousted from power by opposition forces and went into hiding. Gaddafi was killed in October 2011.
In December, Blair appeared before the Commons foreign affairs committee to explain his role in Gaddafi's downfall. The former prime minister told MPs the West's decision to throw the former Libyan leader "under a bus" signalled to dictators such as Bashir Assad not to give up their chemical weapons.
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