U ponedjeljak, iz američkog Ministarstva finansija saopćeno je da je Vašington u proteklih par dana blokirao 30 milijardi američkih dolara sredstava libijske vlade, u potezu bez presedana u sklopu jednostranih sankcija zemlje protiv Gaddafija i njegove porodice.
On Monday, the US Treasury Department said Washington has blocked $30 billion in Libyan government assets over the past few days, in an unprecedented move as part of the country's unilateral sanctions against Gaddafi and his family.