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
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 major power station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi is shelled by militants. 2016-01-9
Unidentified gunmen shoot and kill a U.S. teacher at an international school in Benghazi, Libya. 2013-12-5
Bombs explode outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. 2013-05-10
A car bomb explodes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least one person. 2012-09-2
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
Amnesty International condemns Sunday's execution, in Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya, of 18 people, some of whom were from Chad, Egypt and Nigeria. 2010-06-2