In May 2011, United States special operations forces carried out Operation Neptune Spear, a targeted raid on a fortified compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, resulting in the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Executed by Navy SEALs under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command and the Central Intelligence Agency, the mission brought an end to a nearly decade-long manhunt following the September 11 attacks. The assault force breached the compound, neutralized armed occupants, and retrieved extensive intelligence files before safely exfiltrating the area.
- The raid took place on May 2, 2011, targeting a secluded, heavily secured three-story compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- U.S. Navy SEALs were inserted via modified stealth helicopters to avoid detection by Pakistani radar systems.
- One helicopter suffered a mechanical issue and crash-landed inside the compound walls, but the team proceeded without any American casualties.
- Assault teams cleared the building floor by floor, locating and killing Osama bin Laden on the third floor.
- Special operators seized substantial intelligence material, including computer hard drives, flash drives, and handwritten notes.
- Bin Laden’s identity was confirmed through facial recognition and DNA testing prior to a burial at sea.
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Don’t know if I can trust 60 minutes anymore with the facts. Bari Weiss will probably find a way to credit Trump even though he was still in NYC grifting at the Apprentice.