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 Thousands reject Libya autonomy  Thousands of Libyans have rallied in the country's two main cities to denounce moves by leaders in the east to create a semi-autonomous terr...
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Benghazi votes in local elections Residents in Benghazi, the city where the Libyan uprising began, have voted in historic local elections
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Libya general killed in Benghazi General Mohamed Hadia al-Feitouri, with a senior defence ministry role, has been shot dead in the eastern city of Benghazi
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 US official dies in Libya protests Map of Benghazi Libya An American has been killed and at least one other wounded after militiamen stormed the US consulate in Benghazi, officials say
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 Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya  Map of Benghazi Libya Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consulate
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Sources: Libya attack was planned Map of Benghazi Libya The United States vowed to avenge the killings of its ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, moving warships toward the Libyan coast
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Militants suspected in Benghazi attack Map of Benghazi Libya A pro-al Qaeda group responsible for a previous armed assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is the chief suspect in the attack
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Protesters storm Benghazi militia Map of Benghazi Libya| At least three people have been killed in the Libyan city of Benghazi after military police and protesters took over several militia bases | |
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After protests, 2 militias agree to close bases in Libya Map of Derna Libya Two Islamist militias have agreed to close their bases in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, state news and a source said
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| Sep.24 |
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Libyan army removes heads of Benghazi militias Libya's army has removed the heads of two of Benghazi's main militia groups, as it tries to reassert control over armed groups or disband th...
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Officials: Libya post had lower security The U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi was operating under a lower security standard than a typical consulate, according to State Department
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| Sep.29 |
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Libyans hand over hundreds of weapons to army Hundreds of Libyans have handed in weapons in Benghazi and Tripoli as part of a disarmament drive organised by the army to target militia gr...
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| Oct.4 |
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 FBI visits site of attack in Libya Three weeks after four Americans were killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in eastern Libya, an FBI investigative team arrived at the s...
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'No warning' of Libyan US attack| The Department of State has said it had no actionable intelligence about plans for last month's deadly attack on the American consulate in Libya | |
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| Oct.24 |
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'Benghazi suspect' dies in Cairo A man suspected of involvement in an attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi last month has been killed in the Egyptian ca...
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 Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack| Former CIA Director testified that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda | |
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| Nov.21 |
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Benghazi security chief assassinated Map of Benghazi Libya Unknown gunmen have assassinated the temporary security director for the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in the latest violence to rock the city
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Rice defiant on Benghazi remarks The US ambassador to the United Nations has defended comments she made days after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya
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 Clinton accepts Benghazi report| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accepted all 29 recommendations in a report into a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya | |
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