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The Associated Press published a timeline of the comments by the administration and Libyan officials regarding the Benghazi attack, [86] as well as Libyan witnesses account. [87] The AP article noted that a witness said he militants before the attack gathering around 20 youths from nearby to chant against the anti-Islam film.
Pier built in the Port of Benghazi. [6] Administrative Benghazi Province created. [chronology citation needed] 1936 - Hotel Berenice built. [7] 1937 - March: Mussolini visits Benghazi. 1939 - Benghazi Cathedral built. 1942 November: British forces take city during the Battle of El Agheila in World War II. [8] Italian rule ends.
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates indicated that control of the operation would be transferred to French and British authorities, or NATO, within days. [6] Libyan Forces attacked south of Benghazi 20 March: Several Storm Shadow missiles were launched by British jets. [7] Nineteen US planes conducted strike operations in Libya.
The timeline of the Libyan civil war begins on 15 February 2011 and ends on 20 October 2011. The conflict began with a series of peaceful protests, similar to others of the Arab Spring , later becoming a full-scale civil war between the forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi 's government and the anti-Gaddafi forces .
A member of OPEC, Libya ranks ninth among world nations for the size of its proven oil reserves -- 48 billion barrels, just behind Russia, and ahead of Nigeria, Kazakhstan, and Qatar.
The residents of Benghazi told Al Jazeera that at least 200 people had died while Human Rights Watch put the countrywide death toll at a "conservative" 104. [30] The security forces of Benghazi were in their barracks while the city was in a state of civil mutiny. [32]
The 2013 Benghazi conflict is a part of the aftermath of the Libyan civil war, that began after clashes erupted between protesters and militants from the Libya Shield brigade on 8 June 2013. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ dubious – discuss ]
The World Food Programme reported that an estimated 435,000 people had been forcibly displaced from their homes during the conflict. [214] On 22 October 2019, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported that children have been suffering from different sorts of malnutrition in the war-torn nations, including Libya. [215]