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Flames and thick black smoke rise from a fuel storage tank at the Zawiya oil refinery following a drone strike in Zawiya, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad) ** FILE **

Trump administration’s plan to open Libyan oil as alternative hits a snag

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Two men hug as people look for survivors in the flooded city of Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. For many Libyans, the disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people have fostered a sense of unity. The collective grief has morphed into a rallying cry of national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad, File)

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

By Hazem Turika and Jack Jeffery - Associated Press

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter, center, shakes hands with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, left, as they surrounded by security in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2019. Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli and Turkey on maritime borders is scrapped, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Libya’s rival military commander seeks support in Greece

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe again -- but security has come at a staggering cost. The city center lies in ruins, thousands of people remain displaced, and forces loyal to Khalifa Hifter, who now controls eastern Libya, have cracked down on dissent. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Hifter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost

By RAMI MUSA and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Hassan al-Mogharbi works on repairing his house on Shahat Street, in downtown Benghazi, Libya, in this Dec. 5, 2018, file photo. His house was air bombed by Haftar's forces. (Maryline Dumas/Special to the Washington Times) ** FILE **

Benghazi residents struggle to rebuild despite Libya divisions

By Mathieu Galtier — Special to The Washington Times

John Brennan, CIA ‘Kool-Aid drinkers’ blasted by Benghazi terror survivor Kris Paronto

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Libyan gets 22 years for attacks on US consulate in Benghazi

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

This Sept. 12, 2012, file photo shows glass, debris and overturned furniture are strewn inside a room in the gutted U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)

Mustafa al-Imam suspect in Benghazi attack held without bond

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The casket of Sgt. La David T. Johnson of Miami Gardens, who was killed in an ambush in Niger. is wheeled out after a viewing at the Christ The Rock Church, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 in Cooper City, Fla. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)

Brother of U.S. soldier killed in Niger says equating attack to Benghazi ‘a bit far’

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

A map of Benghazi, Libya, was carried into federal court in the District of Columbia on Monday as a trial began for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attacks on a diplomatic compound that killed four Americans. (Associated Press)

Scott Wickland testifies in Ahmed Abu Khattala trial

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 28, 2014, file courtroom sketch, United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson watches during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington. The trial of Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being the mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2, 2017. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

The Latest: Bodyguard recounts deadly Benghazi attack

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Ahmed Abu Khattala, the only person to be prosecuted in relation to the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is charged with murder of an officer of the United States, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and other crimes. His trial begins Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia and is expected to run for at least four weeks. (Associated Press/File)

Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi suspect, set for federal criminal court trial

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton speaks during the Children's Health Fund annual benefit, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in New York. Clinton also received the American Heroes for Children Award. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

State Department ordered to search Clinton aides’ emails for Benghazi messages

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Gowdy has been tapped to lead the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after Chairman Jason Chaffetz leaves Congress at the end of month. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

SC Rep. Gowdy takes gavel as House oversight chairman

By Associated Press - Associated Press

In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Gowdy has been tapped to lead the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after Chairman Jason Chaffetz leaves Congress at the end of month. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats: Will new GOP oversight chairman pursue Trump?

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Gowdy has been tapped to lead the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after Chairman Jason Chaffetz leaves Congress at the end of month. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

SC Rep. Trey Gowdy tapped for House oversight chairman

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Libyan National Army forces, under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Khalifah Haftar, is pushing for a Russian military presence in eastern Libya. (The Washington Times/File)

Benghazi mood optimistic as authorities slowly turn back Islamic militants

By Mathieu Galtier — Special to The Washington Times

In this Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Orlando, Fla. Donald Trump hammered rival Hillary Clinton during the campaign for failing to prevent the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya when she was secretary of state. Soon he’ll be the one responsible for protecting America’s diplomats, but he’s offered virtually no insight into how he’ll do that. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

For Trump White House, diplomatic security challenges remain

By Vivian Salama - Associated Press

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump points at Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as he speaks during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Donald Trump invites Malik Obama and Patricia Smith to the final debate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The Latest: Johnson says Clinton presidency would be worse

Associated Press