It was the first time that NATO had used Using military force without the approval Preventing_or_letting of the UN Security Council .

A further UN resolution authorised Imposing_obligation member states to establish Building and enforce Preventing_or_letting a no-fly zone over Libya , and to use Using `` all necessary measures '' to prevent Preventing_or_letting attacks on civilians , which turned Becoming into a bombing campaign by the forces of NATO against military installations and civilian infrastructure of Libya .

In August , rebel forces launched an offensive on the government-held coast of Libya , backed by a wide-reaching NATO bombing campaign , taking Conquering back territory lost months before and ultimately capturing the capital city of Tripoli , while Gaddafi evaded Escaping capture and loyalists engaged in a rearguard campaign .

Prior to the summit Social_event , Bush had travelled Traveling to Brussels and met with Come_together several European leaders and councils of the European Union and NATO , including Tony Blair , Silvio Berlusconi , Jacques Chirac , and Javier Solana .

The latter attack Attack was the alleged reason for NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb forces that would eventually lead to Causation the Dayton Peace Accords and the end Process_end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina .

The 2010 Lisbon summit Social_event was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of NATO held in Lisbon , Portugal , on 19 and 20 November 2010 .

NATO reaffirmed Statement their commitment to remain in Afghanistan to provide Supply training and advice Supply to Afghan forces Causation and police .

Pakistan defied Agree_or_refuse_to_act the UN 's ban on supply of arms and airlifted Supply missiles to the Bosnian Muslims , while after the Srebrenica and Markale massacres , NATO intervened Hindering in 1995 with Operation Deliberate Force targeting Aiming the positions of the Army of the Republika Srpska , which proved key in ending Process_end the war .

The killings Killing were a major factor in NATO deciding to use Using force against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia .