A Gallup poll conducted earlier this year found a majority of Libyans approved of the United States and favored the NATO mission that ultimately helped topple longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

The survey, released last month and conducted between March and April of this year, showed that 54 percent of Libyan adults approved of the job performance of U.S. leadership, compared with 30 percent who disapproved.  The European Union and United Kingdom received comparable approval ratings in the poll.

Additionally, the poll showed that 75 percent of Libyans favored the 2011 NATO military intervention, while only 22 percent were opposed.