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By Sorin Adam MateiPublished May 2, 2011Updated June 23, 2016

Details on Identifying Osama bin Laden’s Compound and How the Leader of Al Qaeda was Killed in the Special Forces Helicopter Raid

A special briefing at the White House detailed the manner in which Osama bin Laden was found and killed by US Special Forces. The investigation started in August 2010 and involved Guantanamo Bay interogations. The speakers requested not to be named for…

By Sorin Adam MateiPublished May 1, 2011Updated November 20, 2017

Abbottabad, the exact location of the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with American Navy Seals (Update Videos)

Following a tip received by CIA in August 2010, the US intelligence community determined that Osama Bin Laden is located in Abbottabad, in North-West Pakistan, about 100 km North of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. He was found, in a “mansion” and killed…