Libya

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** FILE ** Libyan military guards check one of the burned-out buildings at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2012, during a visit by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif to express sympathy for the death of J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, and his colleagues in the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Libyan civilians celebrate the raiding of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 21, 2012, after hundreds of Libyans, military and police raided the Brigades base. (Associated Press)

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The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was left in ruin after a Sept. 11 attack initially blamed on a “spontaneous” mob. Other intelligence information indicates that the deadly attack was carried out by al Qaeda-linked militants. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 13, 2012, after an attack two days earlier that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. (Associated Press)

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Illustration Obama's Libya by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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**FILE** Libyans watch a Sept. 21, 2012, protest in Benghazi, Libya, against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Libyan followers of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias hold a demonstration Sept. 21, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya against a film and a cartoon denigrating the Prophet Muhammad. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A Libyan military helicopter flies Sept. 21, 2012, over a demonstration at Victory Square in Benghazi, Libya, by Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities. More than 10,000 people poured into a main boulevard of Benghazi, demanding that militias disband as the public tries to do what Libya's weak central government has been unable to. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A Libyan man sits Sept. 20, 2012, near a mural of Moammar Gadhafi in Benghazi, Libya. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Libyan military guards inspect the burnt-out buildings at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during a visit by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megaref to express sympathy for the death of American ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and his colleagues in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the consulate. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Graffiti seen Sept. 22, 2012, on a city wall in Benghazi, Libya, calls for people to stop randomly firing weapons, making the point that when a bullet goes up it also comes down and can injure or kill people. Leaders of tribes, which are the strongest social force in eastern Libya, have come forward to demand that the various armed militias disband. (Associated Press)