Sources: AFP via Raw Story
United States Africa Command General Michael Langley meets with top Libyan National Army officials, including Khalifa Haftar, in Benghazi, Libya, to help mediate an end to the political crisis. 2024-08-27
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
Protesters, some armed with guns, set ablaze a House of Representatives building in Benghazi, Libya. Protests against deteriorating living conditions and corruption continue in eastern Libya for a third consecutive day. 2020-09-13
At least three French Armed Forces soldiers are killed after their helicopter is shot down near the city of Benghazi, Libya. The soldiers were killed while carrying out "dangerous intelligence operations", according to French President François Hollande. 2016-07-20
Bombs explode outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. 2013-05-10
Unidentified gunmen shoot and kill Benghazi's police chief Faraj al-Deirsy in front of his home in the latest attack against security officials in Libya's second largest city. 2012-11-21
Demanding the disbandment of armed groups, hundreds of demonstrators attack Ansar al-Sharia and Islamist militia compounds in Benghazi, Libya. Eleven people die in the clashes. Libyan authorities re-take control of deserted strongholds. 2012-09-22
Libyans protest outside a courthouse building in Benghazi calling for it to reopen rather than be used as a militia headquarters. 2012-03-2
Two US airmen safely eject prior to their F-15E crashing near Benghazi, Libya, due to mechanical failure. 2011-03-22
The Libyan opposition stronghold of Benghazi is bombed by pro-Gaddafi forces despite the declaration of a no-fly zone by the United Nations. 2011-03-19