North Africa

Libya: Tripoli clashes; Benghazi suspect killed

As rival militias battle for control of Tripoli's airport, a suspect in the 2012 attack in Benghazi is found dead in Libya's eastern town of Marj, also under control of a local militia.

North Africa

Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty

Ahmed Abu Khatallah, accused mastermind in the 2012 attacks on US facilities in Benghazi, made his first court appearance in Washington DC, where he pleaded not guilty.

North Africa

ICC rules it may prosecute Qaddafi son

The International Criminal Court ruled that the case against Saif al-Islam Qaddafi may proceed in the ICC and that Libya must immediately surrender him to The Hague.

North Africa

Battles in Benghazi as general goes unilateral

Heavy fighting broke out in Benghazi as forces led by Gen. Khalifa Hafter attacked an alliance of Islamist militias—a move disavowed by Libya's central government in Tripoli.

Watching the Shadows

Benghazigate and Internet freedom

The provocateur video that supposedly incited the Benghazi attack is at the center of a persistent news story—but we can't see it, because the Ninth Circuit ordered it suppressed.

North Africa

Saadi Qaddafi extradited from Niger to Libya

Saadi Qaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, was extradited from Niger back to Libya to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed during his father's rule.