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The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was carried out in a CIA-led mission, with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) coordinating the Special Mission Units involved in the raid.
The actual raid on bin Laden’s compound was called Operation Neptune Spear, after the trident that appears on the U.S. Navy's Special Warfare insignia. On the night of the infiltration, two...
Learn about the planning, training, and execution of the daring raid that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011. Find out the facts, theories, and controversies surrounding the mission and its aftermath.
Learn how U.S. Special Forces raided a compound in Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. See the timeline, the intelligence, the aftermath and the global implications of the mission.
Two helicopters piloted by Army aviators transported 23 SEALs, an interpreter, and a combat dog to carry out the raid. The mission was dubbed Operation Neptune Spear, a nod to the U.S. Navy SEAL insignia. On May 1, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. local time, the team took off from a U.S. base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
A response article to the debate over the legality of killing Osama bin Laden under international humanitarian law. The author argues that bin Laden was a targetable commander of Al Qaeda and that the US was within its rights to launch an attack into Pakistan.
The entire operation on the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, lasted just 40 minutes. Here, look at how the events unfolded.
Nick Rasmussen, Director of the National Counterterterrorism Center, shares his perspective on the raid that killed Usama bin Laden in 2011. He describes the inter-agency process, the operational security, and the role of Admiral McRaven in the mission.
Story: Operation Neptune Spear Two helicopters piloted by U.S. Army aviators transported 23 SEALs, an interpreter, and a combat dog to carry out the raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Learn more
The article examines the legality of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011, from domestic and international perspectives. It discusses the issues of sovereignty, self-defense, and targeted killing, and cites the sources and arguments of various scholars and officials.