One year after the deadly attack in Benghazi that claimed the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, the Libya Working Group–a joint initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, the Project on Middle East Democracy, and Freedom House–convened a panel discussion to assess …
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US consulate attack in Benghazi: a challenge to official version of events
A year after the first US ambassador in 33 years was killed on duty, Chris Stephen, one of the first western reporters on the scene in Benghazi, pieces together what really happened from witness accounts, official reports, and the ruins of the compound
Read More »Libya plans new land crossing with Tunisia
“We waited for the opening of this crossing for years,” Libyan trader Mohammed Ben Dahmane told Magharebia. “It will create a commercial traffic that will contribute to the creation of new job opportunities for unemployed in both countries. It will also build an intimate relationship between the Tunisian south and …
Read More »Libya conflict: Who’s who in the international coalition
As the coalition military operation in Libya continues, the United States seems to be inching closer to taking a smaller role in the effort. The Post’s Scott Wilson and Karen DeYoung reported that the U.S. is close to “turning over command of the military operation in Libya, with key NATO …
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