killing of Osama bin Laden
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United States military operation
counterterrorism operation
covert operation
military operation
special forces raid
The killing of Osama bin Laden was a 2011 U.S. special operations raid in Pakistan that resulted in the death of the al-Qaeda leader responsible for the September 11 attacks.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hunt for Osama bin Laden | 1 |
| Killing of Osama bin Laden | 1 |
| death of Osama bin Laden | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
ⓘ
counterterrorism operation ⓘ covert operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ special forces raid ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
CH-47F Chinook
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
UH-60 Black Hawk ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
stealth-modified Black Hawk helicopter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Neptune Spear
ⓘ
Operation in Abbottabad ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. raid on Abbottabad
|
| announcedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| announcementDateUTC | 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| announcementMedium | televised address from the White House ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Barack Obama
ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ |
| bodyDisposition | burial at sea ⓘ |
| bodyHandledBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| casualties |
Osama bin Laden killed
ⓘ
four other adults killed in compound ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Admiral William H. McRaven
ⓘ
surface form:
William H. McRaven
|
| conductedBy |
SEAL Team 6
ⓘ
surface form:
SEAL Team Six
United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group ⓘ |
| controversy |
legality under international law debated
ⓘ
violation of Pakistani sovereignty ⓘ |
| coordinates | 34.169°N 73.242°E ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| date | 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Pakistani investigations into intelligence failures
ⓘ
release of details and conflicting accounts by U.S. officials ⓘ |
| intelligenceLedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
CIA
|
| justifiedAs | response to the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| legalStatusClaimedByUS | act of national self-defense ⓘ |
| location |
Abbottabad
ⓘ
Bilal Town ⓘ Osama bin Laden compound ⓘ |
| method | helicopter-borne raid ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| oversightAgency | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| PakistaniMilitaryInvolvement | not officially informed in advance ⓘ |
| partOf |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on terror
|
| perpetrator |
Navy SEALs
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy SEALs
|
| plannedBy | Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | years-long CIA manhunt for Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| relatedTo | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| result |
capture of intelligence materials
ⓘ
killing of Osama bin Laden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
death of Osama bin Laden
|
| supportFrom | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ |
| target | Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAtNight | true ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| USMilitaryFatalities | 0 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zero Dark Thirty
this entity surface form:
Hunt for Osama bin Laden
subject surface form:
Zero Dark Thirty
this entity surface form:
Killing of Osama bin Laden
this entity surface form:
death of Osama bin Laden