2014 American raid in Libya

2014 U.S. military operation in Benghazi, Libya February 2026 2014 American raid in Libya U.S. retaliation for the Benghazi attack, Insurgency in the Maghreb Ahmed Abu Khattala 2014.jpg Ahmed Abu Khattala photographed after being detained by U.S. Forces June 14, 2014 Outside BenghaziMiklaszewski Jim Benghazi Suspect Khattala Captured After Months of Planning https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/benghazi-suspect-khattala-captured-after-months-planning-n134791 17 December 2024 18 June 2014 en After months of planning, Delta Force commandos along with FBI agents captured the man suspected in the Benghazi consulate attack late Sunday night on a desolate stretch of desert highway just outside Benghazi, U.S. sources tell NBC News. Capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala United States United States Abu Khattala's GroupFitzgerald Mary A Conversation with Abu Khattala https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-conversation-with-abu-khattala 17 December 2024 17 June 2014 Abu Khattala told me that, after Qaddafi’s fall, the group had stopped operating under the name of Abu Ubaida bin Jarrah, but it still existed as his own network—“It was there before the revolution, and it is there now”—but he refused to give further details or its new name. United States Barack Obama Ahmed Abu Khattala Delta Force troopsFBI agents 1 None 1 captured The 2014 American raid in Libya refers to the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala by U.S. troops and law enforcement agents during a late night raid in Libya. The raid was carried out on a coastal villa and seized Khattala before bringing him aboard a U.S. warship to be brought to the United States for legal proceedings. Background Ahmed Abu Khattala, a militia leader and former prisoner under the Gaddafi regime, was charged in a sealed indictment in August 2013 for his role in the attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi which killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens. In 2013, Abu Anas al-Libi, a Libyan militant wanted for his role in the 1998 United States embassy bombings was seized in Tripoli by U.S. troops.US seizes Benghazi raid 'ringleader' BBC News 2014-06-18 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27893831 2018-03-11 Raid thumb|The USS New York in May 2014 On the night of 14–15 June 2014, Abu Khattala was lured by an informant to an isolated coastal villa in Libya where he was seized by Delta Force operators and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents. According to court records, Abu Khattala was armed with a handgun, violently resisted capture, and was wounded during the capture, requiring medical treatment. He was handcuffed, blindfolded, gagged, and earmuffed before being transported to the New York LPD-21 6 which transported him to Washington, D.C.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/benghazi-suspect-ahmed-abu-khattala-could-be-u-s-weeks-n138286 Benghazi Suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala Could be in U.S. by Week's End NBC News 23 June 2014 28 June 2014DeYoung Karen Goldman Adam Tate Julie June 17, 2014 U.S. captures Benghazi suspect in secret raid The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-captured-benghazi-suspect-in-secret-raid/2014/06/17/7ef8746e-f5cf-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html live limited https://web.archive.org/web/20140625094309/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-captured-benghazi-suspect-in-secret-raid/2014/06/17/7ef8746e-f5cf-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html 25 June 2014Shabad Rebecca 2014-06-17 US special forces nab suspected Benghazi ringleader in secret raid https://thehill.com/policy/defense/209610-us-captures-key-suspect-in-benghazi-attack/ 2018-03-11 The Hill Aftermath Abu Khattala was convicted to a 22-year prison sentence on four terrorism-related charges in November 2017.Benghazi 'ringleader' cleared of murder BBC News 28 November 2017 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42161094 11 March 2018 His sentence was overturned in July 2022 by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals who ruled that a 22-year sentence was too short given the gravity of Khattala's crimes and the vital need to deter such crimes.Paul Best https://www.foxnews.com/world/benghazi-terrorists-22-year-sentence-unreasonably-low-appeals-court-rules Benghazi terrorist's 22-year sentence is 'unreasonably low,' appeals court rules Fox News 26 July 2022 On September 26, 2024, Khattala was resentenced to 28 years in prison, despite federal prosecutors seeking at least 60 years to life.Devan Cole https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/26/politics/benghazi-mastermind-ahmed-abu-khatallah-resentenced/index.html 26 September 2024 Benghazi ‘mastermind’ Ahmed Abu Khatallah resentenced to 28 years in prison CNN 10 March 2025 The new sentence consists of eighteen years for destroying a federal building, to be served concurrently with fifteen years for the crimes of conspiracy to and providing material support and resources to terrorists, and an additional ten years for carrying a semiautomatic assault weapon during a crime of violence. 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