UN and US Impose Sanctions on Libya Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The UN Security Council unanimously ordered an arms embargo against Libya Feb. 26, a travel and assets ban on Moammar Gadhafi's regime and a crimes against humanity investigation into the bloodshed. ( Timothy A. Clary/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Valerie Lapinski Produced by PRI and WNYC