Osama bin Laden, 1957-2011

After Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida still a many-headed threat

A year ago, U.S. Navy SEALs slipped into a heavily fortified compound in Pakistan and killed the face of international terrorism. There is a growing fear, however, that Osama bin Laden’s death didn’t even seriously wound the international terror threat.

12:50 April 29, 2012

The 5 al-Qaida leaders most wanted by US

On May 2, 2011, Navy SEALs shot and killed al-Qaida leader and Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in his home in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It was a raid made especially daring by the fact that there was only a 50-50 chance the terrorist leader was there. After his death, these are five of the top al-Qaida leaders who pose a clear and continuing threat of an attack within the U.S., according to U.S. intelligence and counterterrorist officials.

Rockets to flatten Osama bin Laden Pakistan hideout

The house where Osama bin Laden was shot dead by U.S. Navy Seals is slated to to be flattened by rocket-propelled grenades next month, then bulldozed -- and effort to keep it from becoming a shrine to the former leader of al-Qaida.

06:21 January 10, 2012

Documentary highlights last-minute doubts on bin Laden raid

A two-hour documentary set to air on Tuesday casts fresh doubts on the Osama bin Laden raid, The Associated Press reported.

Getting bin Laden: A detailed peek at that May night in Abbottabad

Shortly after eleven o’clock on the night of May 1st, two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters lifted off from Jalalabad Air Field, in eastern Afghanistan, and embarked on a covert mission into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden.

Inside al Qaida’s hard drives

The Navy SEALs' raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan yielded several computers, nearly a dozen hard drives, and about 100 other data-storage devices geared to a primary goal: hunting down al-Qaida operatives.

Report: Bin Laden was planning 9/11 anniversary attack

Osama bin Laden was planning an attack on the United States to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11, according to intelligence seized at bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan that was reported by the Wall Street Journal Thursday.

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Changing the face of the war one high-value target at a time

The death of Osama bin Laden, the top name on the U.S. military’s high-value target list, dealt a serious blow to enemy fighters in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere. But it’s the systematic elimination of other names on that “capture or kill” list that many are now crediting with turning the region’s terrorists and insurgents into a younger, less experienced and less fanatical group.
14:07 May 23, 2011
Gates: Bin Laden death could speed Taliban peace talks, reintegration

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that Osama bin Laden’s death could lead to a split between the Taliban and al-Qaida, sparking international peace talks with the Taliban this winter.
General: Bin Laden's death hasn't altered pace of Afghanistan fight

The killing has neither hindered nor helped insurgents, the U.S. commander for eastern Afghanistan said Tuesday.
General: Intel from bin Laden raid will have 'tremendous impact'
Chaplains ponder ethics of celebrating bin Laden's death
Does bin Laden's death mean we can bring the troops home?
If torture led to bin Laden, does America approve?
Does bin Laden's death mean a weaker enemy in Afghanistan?
Bin Laden killing a ‘wonderful thing,’ but there’s still work to be done
In bin Laden's death, revenge after a decade of anger, fear and anxiety
Precision mission ends with an American bullet in bin Laden's head
Raid might expose Pakistan, force it to move against terrorists
A ‘spring in the step’ at Landstuhl
Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan
Troops surprised, relieved over bin Laden's death
In Europe, troops express relief, joy over bin Laden's death
Worldwide travel advisory issued for U.S. citizens overseas
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Bin Laden was in on 2005 and 2006 London plots

Osama bin Laden was aware of the plot in which al-Qaida militants bombed London transport facilities on July 7, 2005, but it was the last successful operation he played a role in, U.S. government experts have concluded.
CIA moves to protect key analyst in bin Laden raid
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Ex-CIA chief on al-Qaida after Osama

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