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On August 6, 2013, it was reported that the U.S. had filed criminal charges against several individuals, including militia leader
Ahmed Abu Khattala, for alleged involvement in the attacks. Khattala has been described by Libyan and U.S. officials as the Benghazi leader of
Ansar al-Sharia, which was listed in January 2014 by the U.S. Department of State as a terror organization.
U.S. captured Benghazi suspect in secret raid
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On the weekend of June 14, 2014, U.S. Army special operations forces, in coordination with the FBI, captured Khattala in Libya.