13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

The events of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi are set against the backdrop of the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent invasion of Iraq, which led to a power vacuum in the region. In the aftermath, Libya's long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi was ousted from power. As a result, the situation on the ground became increasingly unstable, creating an environment ripe for extremist groups. This precarious situation led the United States to establish a forward operating base in Benghazi, a city in eastern Libya serving as a key hub for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The base was established to provide logistical support for NATO operations in the region. As part of the operation to secure the base, six former members of the U.S. Navy's elite SEAL Team 6 were hired as private security contractors, two teams of three each, led by Jack Silva (James Badge Dale) and Tyrone S. 'Rone' Woods (Glen Powell). Their mission was to provide security for the diplomatic compound in Benghazi. On September 11, 2012, Ambassador Chris Stevens (Matt Letscher) and a group of American diplomats, including Steve Moore (Bradley White), arrived in Benghazi to coordinate the handover of the war-torn country to the fledgling Libyan government. The security teams led by Silva and Woods, who were based near the diplomatic compound, were alerted to a potential attack as they monitored the local situation. However, their warnings fell on deaf ears as the local CIA operatives prioritized the smooth handover of power over potential security threats. The mood around the compound on that fateful night was peaceful, with the Ambassador greeting locals in a show of goodwill. Meanwhile, rumors began circulating of an impending attack by extremist groups. These rumors were largely dismissed as mere speculation. As tensions rose in Benghazi, the security teams led by Silva and Woods took positions near the compound. Their training was honed on situations similar to this. As the early evening hours approached, these fears became a harsh reality. From the distance, the sounds of gunfire echoed as small attack-resistant vehicles drove towards the compound, driven by forces from the Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia group. Tensions rose high as Stevens' delegation was caught off guard, and a series of intense fire exchanges resulted in the Ambassador and his staff being separated from the protective teams of the private contractors and local guards. In total chaos, an urgent call for support was made to the remaining teams at the facility, who hastily joined in the fray. These critical first five minutes proved to be pivotal, shaping the course of the battle. The skill and training displayed by the team led to managing the arrival of a crowd of local people at the small external hotel compound adjacent to the main diplomatic compound. In an immediate onslaught, these team members had to hold off a deluge of small-arms fire, improvised explosives, and rocket-attacks, in what would be their first-ever gunfire engagement. While protecting the Ambassador, they later took a heavy toll by neutralizing anyone who had stepped out and approached them for taking the pictures and started filming and attacking with such equipment it resembled an anti – vehicle landmines that started under his own feet but being inside of their base. In their efforts to support the besieged facilities and complete any supporting or reinforcing roles given to it – although the order was based on pure instinct with lack of formal acceptance passed around they made vital in a timely fashion. The six operatives moved to rescue the Americans stranded inside the compound, utilizing an armored vehicle for fire overruns. On board this armored vehicle, which incidentally only worked once after so much of a long spell and got riddled by rockets and multiple machine gun attacks only on them at that particular location near to the western side – they finally brought on their first wounded. Fencing the gates back because that road which was almost clear but no room the terrorist opened by taking off the already open gate out on the other side which caused chaos – getting into panic. Here to note a good example of how at this precise point in time that really this real courage and determination over the real fire as three of Steve's men managed to enter a newly opened out hotel from the small gate given to the other side of that compound there would bring in another US diplomat that was down, the first three – but here for the people who tried so hard moving and taking up the so many hit before some finally managed to step back down this particular entrance gate and a large building constructed to facilitate the US who nearly passed an inspection and all four escaped to safety by breaking down. On this fateful night, Rone's and Jack Silva managed once again fighting side to side a bit to fight and as they were last inside trying to save most trapped without any good backup; under attack with fire from over 37 terrorists while the group of people on the inside the ambassador, Steve Moore, and people trying to move inside into such chaos put in a deep and frightening state of possible war. All six men of both USA worked and fought desperately to overpower opponents whom got hit in attempts to their attack and only the moment both sides who put up so strong fighting effort both getting hit have it that only a little fight.