The U. The Obama administration initially thought the attack was carried out by an angry mob responding to a video, made in the United States, that mocked Islam and the Prophet Mohammed.
But the storming of the mission was later determined to have been a terrorist attack. Hide Caption. Person detained in Benghazi attacks FBI seeking Benghazi tips on Facebook Townsend: Talking points poorly handled Vivid new details of the attack on the U. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were released Tuesday night by a federal committee trying to come to grips with the violence that led to the first murder of a U. The report spoke of grossly inadequate security, an issue that Stevens had complained about well before September State Department resignations follow Benghazi report.
Instead of blasting their way into the villa, the crowd retreated for some reason. But the fire still blazed. Stevens used the cell phone to try to alert others about the attack.
Read more: Benghazi problems suggest long list of changes. He may have wanted to tell embassy officials in Tripoli that he and the small security detail at that acre compound were in big trouble. They were outmanned, outgunned. The militants had doused a large area with diesel fuel and started a hideous fire. They had to flee to the villa after intruders stormed the walled-in consulate compound armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
The region includes the UNESCO-listed Virunga National Park, a vast wildlife reserve that is home to a quarter of the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas. More than of the park's rangers have been killed in attacks stretching back more than a decade. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. ON TV. What we are now realizing is that the real power lies in the hands of a few militia leaders.
Q: Who are the main actors in Libya today and what is the extent of their power? Mezran: It is not easy to provide a snapshot. Starting from the east, you have Aguila Saleh, the president of the House of Representatives in Tobruk. There are also some tribal figures in the east. Despite the name, the LNA it is not the Libyan army. It is an eastern militia with the ambitions of becoming a national entity. In the west, the city of Misrata is known to have the strongest militias.
After a time of quiet, the Misrata militias are once again on the move with their sights set on Tripoli. Some of them have taken advantage of the clashes [with the militia from Tarhuna] last week and are moving toward the capital city. Haftar been unable to reconcile their differences? Mezran: The sticking point is that Serraj has no power to deliver whatever he agreed with Haftar [ at their meeting in France in ]—the control of territory, the creation of an army, and the dismantling of militias.
Haftar has been very stubborn in demanding control of the future army of Libya with no civilian oversight. This is unacceptable to the international community and the Serraj government. It is from this support that he derives his stubbornness. If the United Nations can play the role of a real mediator and convince these countries to drop their support for Haftar and convince him to participate in negotiations [with Serraj] that could be the beginning of a solution.
Is there a danger of a clash with the Misratans? It reported that Libyan security forces tried to defend the embassy building but withdrew under heavy fire. The attackers opened fire on the buildings and threw homemade bombs into the compound, setting off small explosions. Fires burned around the compound. The assault followed a protest in neighbouring Egypt where demonstrates scaled the walls of the US embassy, tore down the US flag, and burned it during a protest over the same film which they said insulted the prophet Muhammad.
Speaking on Tuesday — before the death of the US ambassador was reported — the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said she was heartbroken at the death of a US officer in Benghazi.
We are heartbroken by this terrible loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who have suffered in this attack. She said she had been in contact with Mohamed Magarief, the new president of Libya's General National Congress, which was formed following post-Gaddafi elections in June. Clinton asked him "to co-ordinate additional support to protect Americans in Libya. President Magarief expressed his condemnation and condolences and pledged his government's full co-operation".
She said that "some have sought to justify this vicious behaviour as a response to inflammatory material posted on the internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.
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