Following the attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, on Sept. 12 the US Department of State ordered the departure of all nonemergency government personnel from Libya. Sporadic episodes of civil unrest have occurred throughout the country. The State Department strongly advises against all but essential travel to Tripoli and against all travel to Benghazi, Bani Walid and southern Libya, including border areas and the regions of Sabha and Kufra.