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The next morning, June 29, many prisoners were rounded up into the courtyards of the central prison, and were shot and killed by gunfire from the rooftops. More than 1,200 prisoners were killed over the course of two days. [1] About 270 inmates from Block 2 and inmates from Block 1 were not shot, but were moved into the military section of the ...
Witnesses, Benghazi residents, and Western news reports have described him as a leader of Ansar al-Sharia, though he stated he was close to the group but not an official part of it. He further stated he was the commander of an Islamist brigade, Abu Obaida ibn al-Jarrah, some of whose members had joined Ansar al-Sharia. [8]
At least thirty deaths are reported, along with looting and a prison break of 228 Congolese soldiers imprisoned for desertion. (Reuters) Following a meeting between Chadian president Mahamat Déby and a diplomatic envoy of Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi , the Congolese government formally requests military support from Chad in their ...
Four Americans died in the 2012 Benghazi attack: Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, [1] and two CIA operatives, [2] Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, [3] [4] both former Navy SEALs. [5] [6] Stevens is the first U.S. ambassador killed in an attack since Adolph Dubs was killed in 1979. [7]
Deaths Notes Al-Jawazi tribe massacre: September 5, 1817 Benghazi: Nearly 10,000 Ottoman Pasha Yusuf Karamanli ordered the extermination of Al-Jawazi tribe, following a dispute regarding tribute and uprising against his rule. [1] [2] Sciara Sciatt massacre: October 23, 1911 Tripoli outskirts Nearly 500 "Bersaglieri"
Abu Salim prison (Arabic: سجن أبو سليم) is a maximum security prison in Tripoli, Libya. The prison was notorious during the rule of Muammar Gaddafi for alleged mistreatment and human rights abuses, including a massacre in 1996 in which Human Rights Watch estimated that 1,270 prisoners were killed. [1] [2] [3]
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Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017) First Battle of Benghazi; Second Battle of Benghazi; 2012 Benghazi attack; 1977 Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash; Battle of Benina Airport; Berenice Venus; 1986 United States bombing of Libya