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Via The Hill:

American special operations forces are on the ground in Libya and neighboring countries, collecting intelligence on terror cells tied to the Sept. 11 raid on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.

Special operations units are conducting surveillance operations, communications intercepts and gathering human intelligence from local sources, in an attempt to pinpoint the individuals who carried out the deadly strike, according to CNN. 

Libyan militants launched a deadly attack on the Consulate in Benghazi during the early morning hours of Sept. 11. During the attack, gunmen raked the American diplomatic outpost with automatic gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades.

At the end of the assault, four Americans lay dead, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.

Quoting a U.S. military official with knowledge of the Libyan operations, the intelligence being gathered by American special operations forces is part of a White House counterstrike plan to eliminate those responsible for the raid.

The Pentagon’s elite Joint Special Operations Command, in conjunction with the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies, are assembling “target packages” on suspected militants associated with the attack, should President Obama give the order for the strikes.