JW V State Benghazi Salafi 01733
JW V State Benghazi Salafi 01733
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Ser DNS-36JP / 15U107311
October 2, 2015
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Mr . Sean Dunagan
Judicial Watch
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Dear Mr. Dunagan :
This is in reference to your Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request dated June 12, 2014, originally addressed to the
Department of State (DOS) . DOS referred records responsive to
your request to this office for processing on May 6, 2015. That
referral was received in our office on June 1, 2015, and
assigned DON FOIA Case Tracking Number DON-NAVY-2015-006427 .
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the attack. The Salafi group responsible for the violent arc
believed to be the same group who defaced the Islamic shrines and old
historic monuments. Some business owners are sidmg agamst the
Salafi group, bcliC'Yed to be the culpnts. and hoping for
international intervention to assure stability and justice. A
majority of the local population is reported tohold anti-Salifi
views.
3. (U/lfOUO) The attack was an organized operation with specific
information that the US Ambassador was pn:seol The Salafi a;roup
attended the protest 8! or near the US Consulate earlier on 11
September, 2012, and then returned at 2300 firing small arms weapons
and between 25 to 30 RPGs at the Consulate and other unknown targ
(NFI). The local police tried to defend the Consulate but were out
matched by the group's size and their superior firepower.
4. (U/lf"Ol::I EI} The attack was in carried out in retali tion for the
killing of the Al Qaeda's nwnbcr two man, Abu Yah Ya (Al LIB
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There bas been no reports of any continL tion oftbe
protests or violence, but source suspects there could be additional
violence since the attack seemed well coordinated. The majority of
the population is against these violent actions, but will not openly
condemn them as it will align them with those who support the
creation and p mulgation of the anti-Muhammad/Islamic video or view.
It is believed that most of the businesses and population would
support this as the majority hold anti Salafi views and arc gain.st
such violence.
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