UK government defends Libya involvement that ‘helped save civilian lives and weaken militants’

‘The British government has waved away criticism of its intervention in Libya in 2011, voiced in the report by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee in September. It argues the involvement helped save civilian lives and weaken extremist militant groups.
“UK military intervention in Libya was part of the Government’s policy response to a revolution started by Libyans in February 2011 and the violent crackdown by the [Gaddafi] regime that followed. […] Our objective remained clear at all times: to protect civilians and to promote stability in Libya,” the government’s response, published on the Parliament’s website, stated.’
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