2014 American raid in Libya

2014 American raid in Libya
Part of U.S. retaliation for the Benghazi attack, Insurgency in the Maghreb
Date June 14, 2014 Location Unknown location in Libya Result American victory
Belligerents
United States	Ansar al-Sharia
Commanders and leaders
Barack Obama	Ahmed Khattala (POW)
Strength
Delta Force troops FBI agents	Unknown precisely
Casualties and losses
None	1 captured

Background

The 2014 American raid in Libya was the United States retaliation for the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya. The mission of the operation was the capture or killing of the Libya-based militia group leader responsible for planning and leading the attack.

Raid

On August 6, 2013, it was reported that the U.S. had filed criminal charges against several individuals, including militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala, for alleged involvement in the attacks.^[1] Khattala has been described by Libyan and U.S. officials as the Benghazi leader of Ansar al-Sharia, which was listed in January 2014 by the U.S. Department of State as a terror organization.^[2][3][4] On the weekend of June 14, 2014, U.S. Army special operations forces, in coordination with the FBI, captured Khattala in Libya.^[5]

References

1. Perez, Evan (August 7, 2013). "First criminal charges filed in Benghazi attack probe". CNN. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
2. "Terrorist Designations of Three Ansar al-Shari'a Organizations and Leaders". U.S. Department of State. January 10, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
3. John King and Chelsea J. Carter (7 August 2013). "Lawmaker: If CNN can interview suspect in Benghazi attack, why can't FBI?". CNN. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
4. Erik Wemple (3 April 2014). "New York Times stands by Benghazi story". Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
5. "U.S. captures Benghazi suspect in secret raid". Washington Post.