Since the Libyan Civil War that toppled the Muammar Gaddafi , there has been factional fighting occurring around Libya , in particular in Benghazi ( where the first protests began in 2011 ) . The city had been the scene of a number of attacks prior to these events , including some related to the ongoing factional fighting , as well as an attack against the U.S. consulate
attack against the U.S. consulate
2012 Benghazi attack
2013 Benghazi conflict