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According to the Libyan National Army, a United States-manufactured MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down with a surface-to-air missile, crashing near Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya.
2022-08-23

Senior Libyan military officials say French special forces are on the ground in Benghazi helping Libyan National Army troops fight ISIL militants. They said that the French forces, along with American and British teams, are setting up an operations room inside Benina International Airport in Benina. The French defense ministry declined to comment, citing a policy not to comment on special forces' activities.
2016-02-24

A suicide car bomber detonates his vehicle at the residence of Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, Libya, killing four of his guards and injuring another three.
2014-06-4

A bomb explodes outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi causing extensive damage to the building but no injuries.
2013-04-27

2011 Libyan civil war: Heavy fighting continues in the Libyan towns of Sirte and Bani Walid, with eight anti-Gaddafi fighters killed on Saturday.
2011-09-18

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects from the government and seeks refuge in the United Kingdom.
2011-03-31

The International Committee of the Red Cross withdraws from the rebel held city of Benghazi, Libya, fearing an attack from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-03-17

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi shell Misrata as the civil war continues and start an assault on Ajdabiya the last town before the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
2011-03-16

France sends two planeloads of aid to opponents of the Libyan regime in Benghazi.
2011-02-28

Hillary Clinton calls on Libyan authorities to "stop this unacceptable bloodshed".
2011-02-21