The Islamic terrorist who openly bragged about his involvement in organizing and executing the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012 was captured over the weekend by U.S. Special Forces.
The White House, long on the defensive for failing to apprehend any of the Benghazi suspects, trumpeted the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala.“With this operation, the United States has once again demonstrated that we will do whatever it takes to see that justice is done when people harm Americans,” President Obama said Tuesday. “We will continue our efforts to bring to justice those who were responsible for the Benghazi attacks.”
There were no civilian casualties tied to the operation, and all U.S. personnel involved in the secret mission Sunday have since left Libya, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said, confirming the story first reported by The Washington Post.
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Khattala is among more than a dozen people charged by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with the Benghazi attacks — and the first captured by the Obama Administration.
Following the September 11, 2012 Benghazi attacks, President Obama and his deputies initially blamed reaction to an anti-Islam video for the violence. Four Americans, including Libyan Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed during the attack. The Administration has been under intense scrutiny by House and Senate Congressional Committees investigating the cause of the attacks and the lack of response during the attacks.
U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) was named last month to chair the House Select Committee on Benghazi.