Witnesses said gunmen went door to door asking if residents were Christian or Muslim
Libya
Libya’s Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt
Gunmen reportedly fired on his car while headed to parliament
U.S. To Designate Benghazi Attackers as Terrorist Groups
The designation is unlikely to settle the debate over al-Qaeda’s role in the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens.
5 Takeaways From the New York Times Benghazi Investigation
Al-Qaeda was not involved; Innocence of Muslims video motivated the initial assault
Detained Americans Freed in Libya
The four military personnel were believed to have been reviewing evacuation routes for diplomatic personnel
At Least 32 Dead in Tripoli Gunfights
The violence began when militias fired on peaceful protesters who were demanding they leave the city.
Libyan Militias Armed With Guns and Grenades Clash in Tripoli
A dozen reportedly injured amid heavy gunfire and blasts across the capital
Libyan PM Says Controlling Militias ‘Beyond the Capability of Anyone’
Ali Zeidan blames the deteriorating security situation on ‘various parties’ in and outside the government
Libya’s New Normal: When a Prime Minister Gets Kidnapped in Broad Daylight
In the wake of the recent U.S. commando raid, the Prime Minister’s kidnapping reveals the extent of Libya’s dysfunction
A Tale of Two Jihadis: What We Know About the U.S.’s Africa Terror Targets
In the days following U.S. comando raids in Libya and Somalia, new details emerge about the targets and how the operations unfolded
The Search for Assad’s Chemical Weapons: Lessons from Libya and Iraq
So, a Middle East strongman says he is ready to give up his chemical weapons, albeit under intense pressure from Western leaders, and the threat of being bombed. Can the West believe him?
In recent years, that question was …
Mubarak and the Arab Spring’s Other Villains: Where Are They Now?
The popular uprisings across the Arab world that began more than two and a half years ago transformed the politics of the region and ousted four entrenched leaders. But news that an Egyptian court has ordered the release from prison of former President Hosni Mubarak underscores the extent to which the glow of 2011’s upheavals has faded. …
Qatar’s Geopolitical Gamble: How the Gulf State May Have Overreached
Nearly three weeks after Egypt’s military forced the country’s President Mohamed Morsi out of office and jailed him and officials of his Muslim Brotherhood party, the explosive reaction on Cairo’s streets has brought death …