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U.S intelligence officials said the leading suspected jihadis in the murders and terrorist attack are a local Benghazi militia, Ansar al-Shariah, known to have ties to a leading African terror group, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).<ref>http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/10/19/when-an-obama-adviser-called-benghazi-an-al-qaeda-hotbed/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway</ref>

U.S intelligence officials said the leading suspected jihadis in the murders and terrorist attack are a local Benghazi militia, Ansar al-Shariah, known to have ties to a leading African terror group, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).<ref>http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/10/19/when-an-obama-adviser-called-benghazi-an-al-qaeda-hotbed/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway</ref>

Around a week after the attacks the Ansar al-Sharia militia was driven out of Benghazi by 'hundreds' of unarmed protesters.  11 protesters were killed while storming one of the militia's bases.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/22/unarmed-people-power-libya</ref>

Around a week after the attacks the Ansar al-Sharia militia was driven out of Benghazi by 'hundreds' of unarmed protesters.  11 protesters were killed while storming one of the militia's bases.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/22/unarmed-people-power-libya</ref>  As of October 2012 the militia is operating from the mountainous Jebel Akhdar area.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/libyan-army-militia-us-ambassador</ref>

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