David Petraeus was scheduled to testify before Congress on the Benghazi attack when he was brought down by a sex scandal. Did the FBI instrument the revelation to silence him?
In last night's debate, both Obama and Romney engaged in distortions over the question of when the deadly attack on the consulate in Benghazi was deemed "terrorism."
Tripoli has issued an ultimatum to Libya's militias to either come under army command or disband—but some have just retreated to the desert, raising fears of an insurgency.
Four protesters were killed in Benghazi and over 20 wounded when citizens moved against militia groups in the eastern Libyan city, storming and occupying their bases.
Well, exactly what we feared is happening. Protests against the stupid Islamophobic “film” spread to Afghanistan Sept. 16, with hundreds of students from Kabul University marching, blocking roads and chanting “death to America!” There was no violence, but protesters in… Read moreFrom Afghanistan to Tunisia: back to GWOT?
In the wave of protest over a provocateur-produced "film" dissing the Prophet Mohammed, jihadists could be seizing back the initiative from secular revolutionaries in the Arab world.
The eleventh 9-11 anniversary saw riots in Libya and Egypt over an Islamophobic film produced by an Israeli-American real-estate developer.
During the administration of George W. Bush, the US tortured opponents of Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi and transferred them to Libya, Human Rights Watch charges.
Salafist militants bulldozed a mosque containing Sufi graves in the center of Tripoli in broad daylight, with no interference from authorities. A similar attack was reported in Zlitan.
BP and Total announce plans to expand operations in Libya—as militiamen are accused of killing three at a detainment camp for African migrants where a hunger strike is underway.
Authorities say they suspect Qaddafi supporters in three car bomb attacks in downtown Tripoli that came as the streets were filled with worshippers headed to mosques for Eid prayers.
Migrants and refugees in Libya are facing severe human rights violations, according to a UN report. The UN Support Mission in Libya and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights collaborated to generate the report, which is based on some 1,300 first-hand accounts, detailing human rights violations by state officials and armed groups, as well as abuses committed by smugglers and traffickers. The report finds that Libya "criminalizes irregular entry into, stay in or exit from the country with a penalty of imprisonment pending deportation, without any consideration of individual circumstances or protection needs." This policy has resulted in arbitrary and abusive detention of migrants, with widespread forced labor, torture and sexual exploitation. (Photo: Alessio Romenz/UNICEF)
