After the September 11 attack in Benghazi, frustrated Libyans poured into the streets shouting anti-militia slogans. Ten days later, protesters overran the base of Ansar al-Sharia, the Islamist militia suspected of masterminding the attack, as part of a sweep of raids on militia compounds throughout the city.
利比亚民众不满新政府继续沿用全国过渡委员会偏好革命部队胜于制度化安全部队的政策。9月11日班加西袭击发生后，心灰意冷的利比亚民众涌上街头高呼反民兵口号。十天后，示威者占领了涉嫌策划袭击的伊斯兰民兵组织安萨尔伊斯兰教义组织的基地，而这仅仅是袭击全市民兵驻地行动的一部分而已。