DOJ Arrests Third Conspirator in 2012 Benghazi Attacks

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Friday, February 20, 2026
Author: 
Austin Wahl
Volume: 
42
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 

On February 6, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Zubayar Al-Bakoush, an alleged participant in the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, is now in U.S. custody and has been charged in federal court in Washington, D.C. He is the third person to be taken into U.S. custody in connection with the attacks.