CIA Annex in Benghazi

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The CIA Annex in Benghazi was a covert U.S. intelligence compound in Libya that became the focal point of the 2012 Benghazi attack.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CIA facility ⓘ
covert compound ⓘ
intelligence facility ⓘ
associatedWith U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi ⓘ
attackedBy armed militants ⓘ
attackType armed assault ⓘ
mortar attack ⓘ
city Benghazi ⓘ
classifiedStatus covert location at time of 2012 attack ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
dateOfMajorAttack 2012-09-11 ⓘ
2012-09-12 ⓘ
evacuationDestinationFrom U.S. Special Mission compound in Benghazi ⓘ
evacuationTo Tripoli ⓘ
governingLaw U.S. intelligence oversight framework ⓘ
hasFeature guard towers ⓘ
multiple buildings within a walled compound ⓘ
secure communications equipment ⓘ
weapons storage areas ⓘ
notableCasualtyAt Glen A. Doherty ⓘ
J. Christopher Stevens ⓘ
Sean Smith ⓘ
Tyrone S. Woods ⓘ
operatedBy Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
region Cyrenaica ⓘ
relatedToEvent 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ
relationshipToDiplomaticCompound served as backup and support site ⓘ
relationshipToEmbassy separate from U.S. Embassy in Tripoli ⓘ
roleInEvent evacuation point for U.S. personnel during 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ
site of defensive action during 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ
target of mortar fire during 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ
securityProvidedBy CIA Global Response Staff ⓘ
CIA paramilitary officers ⓘ
CIA security contractors ⓘ
statusAfterAttack abandoned by U.S. personnel ⓘ
closed ⓘ
subjectOf U.S. congressional investigations into 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ
film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" ⓘ
public controversy over U.S. security posture in Libya ⓘ
timePeriod Libyan Civil War era ⓘ
usedFor covert operations support ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ
monitoring regional militant activity ⓘ
security and paramilitary support ⓘ
supporting U.S. diplomatic presence in Benghazi ⓘ
victimOf terrorist attack ⓘ

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Mark "Oz" Geist (13 Hours film character) → settingOfActivity → CIA Annex in Benghazi ⓘ
Benghazi attack congressional hearings → mainSubject → United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi ⓘ
linked to: CIA Annex in Benghazi
2012 Benghazi attack → target → CIA annex in Benghazi ⓘ
linked to: CIA Annex in Benghazi
CIA Annex Security Team → partOf → CIA annex in Benghazi ⓘ
linked to: CIA Annex in Benghazi
CIA Annex Security Team → basedAt → CIA annex compound, Benghazi ⓘ
linked to: CIA Annex in Benghazi
Oz (pseudonym) → employer → CIA Annex in Benghazi ⓘ
Oz (pseudonym) → associatedWith → CIA Annex in Benghazi ⓘ