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On May 2, [a] 2011, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was shot and killed at his compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad by United States Navy SEALs of SEAL Team Six (also known as DEVGRU). [1] .
- Operation Neptune Spear
- May 2, 2011; 12 years ago
May 24, 2018 · SEAL Team Six raided an al-Qaeda compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011 and killed the world’s most wanted terrorist: Osama bin Laden. Get the facts and a timeline of the raid on...
- Julie Marks
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What videos show. At al-Qaeda's helm? Was killing legal? The US operation to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden was months in the planning but took just minutes to complete. In a daring raid 120...
Aug 15, 2013 · Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States.
May 2, 2011 · May 1, 2011. WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a firefight with...
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- Peter Baker, Helene Cooper,Mark Mazzetti
Aug 29, 2011 · Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, is killed by U.S. forces during a raid on his compound hideout in Pakistan. The...
May 15, 2024 · Usāmah ibn Lādin. Born: 1957, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Died: May 2, 2011, Abbottabad, Pakistan (aged 54) Founder: al-Qaeda. Role In: September 11 attacks. USS “Cole” attack. Recent News. May 15, 2024, 9:58 AM ET (AP) Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released. Summarize This Article.