US military failed Americans in Benghazi, says House

The report does not find new wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton

The US military failed to protect four Americans who died in attacks on a US compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi, says a Congressional report.

The Obama administration was criticised for lax security and a slow response to the 2012 attacks on a US compound, in the report by House Republicans.

But they found no new evidence of wrongdoing by ex-Secretary of State and White House hopeful Hillary Clinton. The issue has long haunted her on the campaign trail.


Islamic militants stormed the US compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi in 2012, killing four Americans including ambassador Chris Stevens.

Earlier this year, Mrs Clinton said she took responsibility for the attack during an 11-hour hearing before the House Republicans committee on the matter. Military leaders have said they did not have sufficient intelligence on what was happening or the resources to respond quickly enough.