On August 6 , 2013 , it was reported Reporting that the U.S. had filed Submitting_documents criminal charges Judgment_communication against several individuals alleged Judgment_communication to have been involved Cause_to_be_included in the attacks Attack , including militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala .

Khattala has been described Statement by Libyan and U.S. officials as the Benghazi leader of Ansar al-Sharia .

Khattala was captured Arrest in Libya by U.S. Army Special Operations Forces , who were acting Action in coordination with the FBI , in June 2014 .