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On September 11, 2012, at 9:40 p.m. local time, members of Ansar al-Sharia attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi resulting in the deaths of both United States Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. [1] [2]
- Was The Compound Secure?
- How Was The Ambassador Killed?
- Who Was Responsible?
- Premeditated Attacks?
- A High-Risk Environment
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified in 2015 on the attack to the House Select Committee on Benghazi. She has also acknowledged that a “systemic breakdown” did take place. At the most recent hearing, Clinton’s was an emotional display at times. “I would imagine I have thought more about what happened than all of you put together,” sh...
Controversy revolves around efforts by the US security team to protect the ambassador. Multiple sources claimed that Stevens, security agent Scott Strickland and computer expert, Sean Smith were forced to a safe havenduring the assault, which began around 9.40pm. After a fire was started by the terrorists, however, the group lost track of one anoth...
What is known is that militants arrived in trucks bearing the logo of Ansar al-Sharia, a group of Islamists who were working with the local government to provide security. The assailants were armed with grenades, AK-47s, other assault weapons and canisters of diesel. The US eventually alleged that two Libyan branches of Ansar al-Sharia – Derna and ...
The US first claimed that the attacks were launched in response to the release of the controversial video Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Muslim film which sparked wider protests. The administration mistakenly claimed that it was such protests that led to the more violent compound attack, apparently to avoid framing the attack as an act of terrorism....
So the Benghazi attack did represent a serious lapse in security and intelligence, as well as a misunderstanding of the changing terrorist networks in the region. But it was far from a unique incident. Between 1998 and 2011 there were 13 deadly attacks on US diplomatic facilities, and seven US ambassadors have been killed while on the job since 195...
- Natasha Lindstaedt
2012 Benghazi attacks, assaults on a U.S. diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA annex in the city of Benghazi, Libya, on September 11–12, 2012, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya—the first violent death of a U.S. ambassador since 1988.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 22, 2015 · On Sept. 11, 2012, the U.S. diplomatic compound and annex in Benghazi, Libya, came under attack. When it was over, four Americans were dead and U.S. officials were forced to evacuate.
Oct 22, 2015 · Two contractors, ex-Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, died at the annex. Then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said U.S. commanders had no intelligence that an attack was coming on the...
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- PBS NewsHour
Oct 26, 2012 · What happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack, and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four Americans.”
Dec 19, 2012 · Chronology: The Benghazi Attack And The Fallout A look at the events surrounding the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and the controversy that followed. An...
