Sources: AFP via Raw Story
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
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 car bomb explodes near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least nine people. 2013-05-13
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office urges British nationals to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi immediately due to a "specific and imminent" threat to Westerners. 2013-01-24
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
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
Fourteen people are hurt in clashes between Libyan protestors and security forces in Benghazi as protests spread. 2011-02-16
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