CIA Annex in Benghazi
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The CIA Annex in Benghazi was a covert U.S. intelligence compound in Libya that became the focal point of the 2012 Benghazi attack.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CIA annex in Benghazi | 2 |
| CIA Annex in Benghazi canonical | 1 |
| CIA annex compound, Benghazi | 1 |
| United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1749701 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIA Annex in Benghazi Context triple: [Mark "Oz" Geist (13 Hours film character), settingOfActivity, CIA Annex in Benghazi]
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A.
Benghazi
Benghazi is a major port city in eastern Libya that has historically served as a key political, economic, and cultural center of the country.
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B.
Benghazi attack congressional hearings
The Benghazi attack congressional hearings were a series of high-profile U.S. congressional investigations into the 2012 attack on American facilities in Benghazi, Libya, which scrutinized the actions and decisions of then–Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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C.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 war action film directed by Michael Bay that dramatizes the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, through the perspective of a team of American security contractors.
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D.
Egyptian security establishment
The Egyptian security establishment is the powerful network of military, intelligence, and internal security institutions that underpins and protects the country’s authoritarian political order.
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E.
Misrata militias
Misrata militias are powerful, predominantly Islamist-leaning armed groups from the Libyan city of Misrata that played a major role in post-Gaddafi conflicts, including key battles in the Second Libyan Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIA Annex in Benghazi Target entity description: The CIA Annex in Benghazi was a covert U.S. intelligence compound in Libya that became the focal point of the 2012 Benghazi attack.
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A.
Benghazi
Benghazi is a major port city in eastern Libya that has historically served as a key political, economic, and cultural center of the country.
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B.
Benghazi attack congressional hearings
The Benghazi attack congressional hearings were a series of high-profile U.S. congressional investigations into the 2012 attack on American facilities in Benghazi, Libya, which scrutinized the actions and decisions of then–Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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C.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 war action film directed by Michael Bay that dramatizes the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, through the perspective of a team of American security contractors.
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D.
Egyptian security establishment
The Egyptian security establishment is the powerful network of military, intelligence, and internal security institutions that underpins and protects the country’s authoritarian political order.
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E.
Misrata militias
Misrata militias are powerful, predominantly Islamist-leaning armed groups from the Libyan city of Misrata that played a major role in post-Gaddafi conflicts, including key battles in the Second Libyan Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA facility
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covert compound ⓘ intelligence facility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States consulate in Benghazi
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surface form:
U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi
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| attackedBy | armed militants ⓘ |
| attackType |
armed assault
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mortar attack ⓘ |
| city | Benghazi ⓘ |
| classifiedStatus | covert location at time of 2012 attack ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorAttack |
2012-09-11
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2012-09-12 ⓘ |
| evacuationDestinationFrom |
United States consulate in Benghazi
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surface form:
U.S. Special Mission compound in Benghazi
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| evacuationTo | Tripoli ⓘ |
| governingLaw | U.S. intelligence oversight framework ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
guard towers
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multiple buildings within a walled compound ⓘ secure communications equipment ⓘ weapons storage areas ⓘ |
| notableCasualtyAt |
Glen A. Doherty
ⓘ
U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens ⓘ
surface form:
J. Christopher Stevens
Sean Smith ⓘ Tyrone S. Woods ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
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United States government ⓘ |
| region | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ |
| relationshipToDiplomaticCompound | served as backup and support site ⓘ |
| relationshipToEmbassy | separate from U.S. Embassy in Tripoli ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
evacuation point for U.S. personnel during 2012 Benghazi attack
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site of defensive action during 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ target of mortar fire during 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ |
| securityProvidedBy |
CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) operator
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surface form:
CIA Global Response Staff
CIA paramilitary officers ⓘ CIA security contractors ⓘ |
| statusAfterAttack |
abandoned by U.S. personnel
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closed ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. congressional investigations into 2012 Benghazi attack
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi ⓘ
surface form:
film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi"
public controversy over U.S. security posture in Libya ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Libyan Civil War era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
covert operations support
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intelligence gathering ⓘ monitoring regional militant activity ⓘ security and paramilitary support ⓘ supporting U.S. diplomatic presence in Benghazi ⓘ |
| victimOf | terrorist attack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CIA Annex in Benghazi Description of subject: The CIA Annex in Benghazi was a covert U.S. intelligence compound in Libya that became the focal point of the 2012 Benghazi attack.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mark "Oz" Geist in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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settingOfActivity
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CIA Annex in Benghazi
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subject surface form:
Mark "Oz" Geist (13 Hours film character)
this entity surface form:
United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi
this entity surface form:
CIA annex in Benghazi
this entity surface form:
CIA annex in Benghazi
this entity surface form:
CIA annex compound, Benghazi