WASHINGTON (AP/CLARKSVILLENOW) — U.S. officials say special operations forces have captured a militant who was instrumental in the attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. The attack resulted in the death of the American ambassador to the country.
The officials say U.S. commandos captured the man in Libya and are transporting him back to the U.S.
The officials say the mission was approved by President Donald Trump and done in coordination with Libya’s internationally recognized government.
The officials weren’t authorized to speak on the matter and demanded anonymity.
The September 2012 assault killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
The attack was the fodder of multiple congressional investigations to determine what went wrong and whether the Obama administration misled the public on the details of the bloody assault.
President Trump says the captured militant will “face justice” in the U.S.
Trump says he ordered the Special Forces operation that led to the capture of Mustafa al-Imam for his alleged role in the September 2012 attack.
Although five years have passed since the fatal attack, Trump says “our memory is deep and our reach is long.”
He says the U.S. will not rest in its efforts to find and bring everyone who was involved in the attack to justice.
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