The NATO agreed on 21 September 2011 to extend its mission in Libya by 3 months. The NATO had taken over the mission in Libya on 31 March 2011. The mission was mandated by United Nations (UN). The current operation mandate was due to expire on 27 September 2011 and it was the second 90-day extension to the mission to protect civilians.
The mission was extended because Muammar Gaddafi, the ousted ruler of Libya is still at large. Gaddafi loyalists are holding the area called Bani Wahid and denying the new government a complete victory over the region.
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