Libya Security Update, 12-18 September, 2013

Security Events

 Above: Interactive map of security incidents in Bengahzi, 12-18 September.  To explore, zoom and pan to specific locations.  Click on each incident for details and sources.

It was another violent week in Benghazi with two assassinations and two attempted assassinations.  On 16 September, a member of the Ministry of Defense was killed and another injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the al-Qawarisha section of Benghazi (LANA).  That same day, there were two attempted assassinations.  A Benghazi lawyer was targeted with a magnetic IED on his vehicle which detonated when he was not in the vehicle, and the second bombing occurred near the Jara Roundabout in the al-Salmani al-Sharqi district.  No one was hurt in either attack (LH). On 17 September an officer from the Benghazi CID was killed when an IED blew apart his vehicle in the al-Salmani al-Sharqi district.

Libya Security Update 9/12/2013

Benghazi Violence Continues

 Above: Map of Security incidents in Bengahzi, 5-12 September.  To explore, zoom and pan to specific locations.  Click on each incident for details and sources.

A large car bomb exploded outside the branch of the Libyan Foreign Ministry in Benghazi on the one-year anniversary of the assault on US consulate that led to the death of US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans (LH, AFP). No fatalities were reported, but several people were injured and damage was extensive to the ministry building and a branch of Libya's Central Bank across the street.  Qurayna al-Jadidah provided pictures from the scene.  The bombing capped another violent week in Benghazi.  A series of attacks on security personnel on Sunday left two dead and one injured (LH).  Another member of the security forces was injured the same day when a magnetic IED on his vehicle detonated (QJ).  On Tuesday, retired Qadaafi-era official COL Salem Mohamed Al-Urufi was killed and his son critically injured by another magnetic IED (LH).

Libya Security Update, 15 August - 3 September

The map below displays security incidents in Libya between 15 August and 3 September, 2013.  You can zoom and pan the map to explore specific areas.  Click on specific incidents for details and sources.