At the time of the 2012 Benghazi attack , small teams from CIA Special Activities Division and JSOC were both conducting operations in Libya — most probably advance work on the later ' snatch ' missions conducted by Delta Force . In 2014 , southern Libya remained a ' melting pot ' of armed militias and jihadists . To counter the influence of AQIM , JSOC teams , US Army Special Forces , French COS and Algerian special forces have deployed to the region to hunt down AQIM elements
2012 Benghazi attack
2012 Benghazi attack
Joint Special Operations Command