Operation Neptune Spear
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Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States special operations mission
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
bin Laden’s body buried at sea
ⓘ
release of public address by President Barack Obama announcing bin Laden’s death ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
CH-147F Chinook
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surface form:
Chinook helicopter
modified Black Hawk helicopter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Neptune Spear ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| authorizedByTitle | President of the United States ⓘ |
| casualties |
Osama bin Laden killed
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one U.S. helicopter destroyed ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | several residents of the compound killed or wounded ⓘ |
| codeword | Geronimo EKIA used for bin Laden killed in action ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Admiral William H. McRaven ⓘ |
| controversy |
debate over legality of targeted killing
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questions about violation of Pakistani sovereignty ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date |
2011-05-01
ⓘ
2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 40 minutes on the ground ⓘ |
| intelligenceSource | tracking of bin Laden courier Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti ⓘ |
| legalJustificationClaimedByUS | self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter ⓘ |
| location |
Abbottabad
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted without prior notification to Pakistan
ⓘ
raid on a high-walled compound near Pakistan Military Academy ⓘ stealth-modified helicopters used ⓘ |
| objective | kill or capture Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| operator |
Joint Special Operations Command
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| plannedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | years of CIA intelligence gathering on bin Laden couriers ⓘ |
| primaryUnit |
SEAL Team 6
ⓘ
surface form:
SEAL Team Six
United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | Obama administration Situation Room photographs ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film)
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surface form:
film "Zero Dark Thirty"
|
| result | death of Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| rulesOfEngagement | kill or capture with expectation of lethal force if resistance encountered ⓘ |
| supportUnit |
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
ⓘ
CIA Special Activities Division ⓘ |
| target | Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| targetOrganization | al-Qaeda ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Abbottabad
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surface form:
Abbottabad compound
|
| timeZoneContext | local time in Pakistan was early 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zero Dark Thirty