On June 15, special operations forces in Libya captured Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the American embassy in Benghazi, Libya – an attack which resulted in the deaths of four Americans,…
US Navy SEALs Take Over Rogue Libyan Oil Tanker
United States Special Forces took over an oil-filled commercial tanker that left a rebel-controlled Libyan port. The raid was intended to foil the rebels’ plans to sell petroleum on the global market. The raid took place on Sunday night in…
Libyan Prime Minister Zeidan Kidnapped
Earlier this morning Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped. Though the story is still developing, it has been confirmed by an aide to Prime Minister Zeidan that the story is indeed true. It is being reported that Zeidan was…
Libya Strike Ends 15-Year Hunt for Abu Anas al-Libi
“Members of al-Qa’ida and other terrorist organizations literally can run but they can’t hide,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in reference to this weekend’s US military raids aimed at al-Shabaab militants in Somalia and Libyan, Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, a.k.a.,…
Navy SEALs Somalia Assault Raises Strategic Questions
Yesterday, Navy SEAL Team Six raided an al-Shabaab HQ in Barawe, Somalia. Although none of the SEALs were killed in the assault, a series of conflicting reports about the raid’s target were released, some of which claiming the individual was…
French Embassy Bombed in Tripoli
Just over one week after bombers detonated two explosives near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, the French Embassy in Tripoli has now been bombed. According to a Reuters report, a car bomb parked outside the French embassy exploded.…
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Arrested, Held Without Bail
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was arrested yesterday in California on the charge of a parole violation. Nakoula is the man behind the controversial anti-Muslim film “Innocence Of Muslims”, which has spurred violent protests in Pakistan and is currently banned from YouTube…
Christopher Stevens Dies at 52, U.S. Ambassador to Libya
The violence and bloodshed currently happening in Libya has cost many lives, and now, Christopher Stevens, the American Ambassador to Libya is one of them. Stevens died on September 11th of 2012. Prior to Stevens’ service in Libya, Stevens (a…
Google Maps Acknowledges Libyan Rebels
It’s likely most average Joes view the concept of maps, especially online services like Google Maps, MapQuest, etc, as benign objects designed to get people from one place to another, or, perhaps, give users a better idea of their surroundings.…