Washington is preoccupied with the political decisions surrounding last year's attack in Benghazi, but nine months later the who and why of the terrorist assault that left four Americans dead remains shrouded in mystery.
A diminished but resilient al Qaeda, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but firm toehold to the terrorist group.
"My understanding," said Mr. Jones, "is that members of Ansar al-Sharia, the Mohamed Jamal Network and AQIM came together and conducted the attack against the building in Benghazi."
Benghazi killers still on the lam after 9 months, may have sought to 'smoke out' CIA →
"I've looked at this pretty carefully," said Seth G. Jones, who worked on counterterrorism campaigns with U.S. Special Operations Command prior to his current position as an international security analyst at the Rand Corp.
Benghazi killers still on the lam after 9 months, may have sought to 'smoke out' CIA →
