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Osama bin Laden was killed in the raid and initial versions said three other men and a woman were killed as well: bin Laden's adult son Khalid, [91] [92] bin Laden's courier Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, al-Kuwaiti's brother Abrar, and Abrar's wife Bushra. [54] Conflicting reports of an initial firefight exist.
Map showing the US operation from its bases in Afghanistan to Pakistan that killed Bin Laden, and the subsequent burial of his body at sea. Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on 2 May 2011, [248] [249] shortly after 1:00 AM local time (4:00 PM Eastern Time on 1 May 2011) [b] [250] [251] by a U.S. military special operations unit.
Osama bin Laden was killed after being shot in the head and chest, [15] [16] [17] during Operation Neptune Spear, [18] with Geronimo as the code word for bin Laden's capture or death. [19] The operation was a 40-minute raid by members of the United States special operations forces and Navy SEALs on his safe house [20] in Bilal Town, Abbottabad ...
The National Security Agency is revealing aspects it never disclosed before about its role in helping the U.S. government track down Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda founder and terrorist who ...
It's been five years since U.S. Navy Seals killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a compound in Pakistan. Since then, more and more details have emerged about bin Laden's last moments ...
Getty Images When President Obama announced Osama bin Laden's death on Sunday night, the world celebrated. Yet minutes after Obama's announcement, the State Department issued a travel warning for ...
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III praised Barack Obama and said, "The death of Osama bin Laden marks a signal defeat for the forces of extremism and terrorism", [161] while the Philippine National Police described bin Laden's death as "a victory for all peace loving citizens and a major blow to terrorists and terrorism". Authorities in ...
Last week, the Financial Times reported that SEAL Team 6 — famous for killing Osama bin Laden in 2011 — has spent more than a year planning and training at its Dam Neck base in Virginia for a ...