I’d have to look at my notes but I was under the impression that it came from outside of Libya but don’t recall the source off hand.
My understanding on the changing in and out was because the Odumbo admin was a bunch of idiots who couldn’t make up their mind.
The Khadaffi loyalists owned and operated the planes out of Benghazi & Libya.
The 17th Feb was part of the problem. The American’s couldn’t differentiate between friend or foe and were engaged by the Odumbo admin as a cost saving measure. If the complex had been staffed by Americans, the attacks would have probably been repelled earlier.
It’s also my understanding that to conduct a mortar attack is fairly complicated and requires extensive training. The only reason the shelling stopped was that their leader was in the complex and ordered it stopped otherwise there may have been more loss of life.
Yes, I know much of the above. I even mentioned that the surviving contractors talked about the mortar accuracy having to be from recon. Never heard about any enemy leader being inside. I’m letting this go for now. Thanks for the polite replies.