hello, we'll see you again in the discussion of bin Laden or the terrorist world, this is the second part of his biography. we just discussed and seen what he's dead, . .
On April 29, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama authorized the CIA to conduct a raid, dubbed "Operation Neptune Spear". In the late evening of May 1, 2011, (EDT), the president announced that bin Laden had been killed in the operation. Two teams of 12 U.S. Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team Six), of the Joint Special Operations Command and working with the CIA paramilitary operatives, stormed bin Laden's compound in two helicopters. One of the helicopters experienced a vortex ring state upon approach resulting in a grazing of the tail rotor with the compound's wall. The damaged aircraft was "hard-landed" allowing the mission to continue, however it had to be destroyed on-site to protect technology secrets. Back-up forces were immediately available, and another helicopter was brought in to retrieve the commandos and relevant contents. All combined, a total of 79 commandos and a dog (believed to have explosive-detection training) were involved in the raid.
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, bin Laden's courier, opened fire on the SEALs from the guesthouse with an AK-47 assault rifle where he and his wife were killed in the returned fire. A second group of SEALs entered the main house where they were confronted by al-Kuwaiti's brother who had his hands behind his back. He was shot and killed by the SEALs, who feared he might have a weapon. Bin Laden's unarmed 22-year-old son rushed towards the SEALs on the staircase and was also shot and killed.
As the raiders traversed the stairs to the 3rd floor of the compound, a man was found standing at the end of the hallway. The raiders immediately recognized him as bin Laden who, rather than give-up retreated into his bedroom. The raiders rushed into the room finding him hiding behind 2 women who were pulled to the side while another raider fired fatal gunshots into his head and chest . An official said "he didn't hold up his hands and surrender", and his retreating into the room was considered a hostile act. There were two weapons near him, including an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9 millimeter semi-automatic Makarov pistol. News of bin Laden's death was announced from the scene with the word "Geronimo" indicating the alphabetical ordering of the letter "G", having successfully completed that part of the mission The White House, top U.S. counter-terrorism official John Brennan, and other U.S. officials said the SEALs were prepared to capture bin Laden if he had surrendered, but one unnamed U.S. official said the SEALs mission was not to take bin Laden alive. In his broadcast announcement Obama said that U.S. forces "took care to avoid civilian casualties". The attack was carried out without the knowledge of the Pakistani government.
The entire raid, including intelligence sweeps of the compound, was completed in less than 40 minutes. His body was taken and biometric facial recognition tests were performed.Subsequent genetic testing supported the preliminary identification. On May 6, 2011, al-Qaeda confirmed that bin Laden was dead. They also vowed that they would continue attacking the U.S. and its allies.
Four years of CIA surveillance of bin Laden's courier led to the intelligence which made the raid possible. The courier owned the compound. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that bin Laden's wife had rushed the invading commandos and was shot in the leg, but was not killed. Bin Laden's 12-year-old daughter, who witnessed her father being shot, was injured in her leg by a piece of flying debris. The Guardian reported, "She was comforting her father's fifth wife, Amal Ahmed al-Sadah, 29, who was shot in the calf by commandos as they closed in on bin Laden." Amal and eight of bin Laden's children were taken into Pakistani custody following the raid. Bin Laden had cash totaling 500 euro and two telephone numbers sewn into his clothing when he was killed. Amal had told interrogators that she had not left the compound in the five years that she lived there with bin Laden.
Within 24 hours of his death, bin Laden's body was transported to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for final rites and burial at sea. One U.S. official stated, "Finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult." MSNBC reported, "There also was speculation about worry that a grave site could have become a rallying point for militants." His death attracted protests from hundreds of people in the city of Quetta, in southwestern Pakistan, who burned U.S. flags and paid homage to the late al-Qaeda leader. Shortly after his death, controversial claims were made regarding a will he has written a short time after 9/11, in which he guided his children not to follow the path of Jihad. Others claimed the will to be misquoted by the media, and that his children were guided not to seek the leadership of Jihad. Following bin Laden's death, the U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide caution" for Americans, and U.S diplomatic facilities everywhere were placed on high alert, a senior U.S official said. Crowds gathered outside the White House, in New York City's Times Square, as well as the World Trade Center, the site of the September 11 attacks, to celebrate bin Laden's death. Chittral News, a Pakistani news site, claimed that some people were dismayed that Pakistan has lost its sovereignty.
Death
On April 29, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama authorized the CIA to conduct a raid, dubbed "Operation Neptune Spear". In the late evening of May 1, 2011, (EDT), the president announced that bin Laden had been killed in the operation. Two teams of 12 U.S. Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team Six), of the Joint Special Operations Command and working with the CIA paramilitary operatives, stormed bin Laden's compound in two helicopters. One of the helicopters experienced a vortex ring state upon approach resulting in a grazing of the tail rotor with the compound's wall. The damaged aircraft was "hard-landed" allowing the mission to continue, however it had to be destroyed on-site to protect technology secrets. Back-up forces were immediately available, and another helicopter was brought in to retrieve the commandos and relevant contents. All combined, a total of 79 commandos and a dog (believed to have explosive-detection training) were involved in the raid.Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, bin Laden's courier, opened fire on the SEALs from the guesthouse with an AK-47 assault rifle where he and his wife were killed in the returned fire. A second group of SEALs entered the main house where they were confronted by al-Kuwaiti's brother who had his hands behind his back. He was shot and killed by the SEALs, who feared he might have a weapon. Bin Laden's unarmed 22-year-old son rushed towards the SEALs on the staircase and was also shot and killed.
As the raiders traversed the stairs to the 3rd floor of the compound, a man was found standing at the end of the hallway. The raiders immediately recognized him as bin Laden who, rather than give-up retreated into his bedroom. The raiders rushed into the room finding him hiding behind 2 women who were pulled to the side while another raider fired fatal gunshots into his head and chest . An official said "he didn't hold up his hands and surrender", and his retreating into the room was considered a hostile act. There were two weapons near him, including an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9 millimeter semi-automatic Makarov pistol. News of bin Laden's death was announced from the scene with the word "Geronimo" indicating the alphabetical ordering of the letter "G", having successfully completed that part of the mission The White House, top U.S. counter-terrorism official John Brennan, and other U.S. officials said the SEALs were prepared to capture bin Laden if he had surrendered, but one unnamed U.S. official said the SEALs mission was not to take bin Laden alive. In his broadcast announcement Obama said that U.S. forces "took care to avoid civilian casualties". The attack was carried out without the knowledge of the Pakistani government.
The entire raid, including intelligence sweeps of the compound, was completed in less than 40 minutes. His body was taken and biometric facial recognition tests were performed.Subsequent genetic testing supported the preliminary identification. On May 6, 2011, al-Qaeda confirmed that bin Laden was dead. They also vowed that they would continue attacking the U.S. and its allies.
Four years of CIA surveillance of bin Laden's courier led to the intelligence which made the raid possible. The courier owned the compound. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that bin Laden's wife had rushed the invading commandos and was shot in the leg, but was not killed. Bin Laden's 12-year-old daughter, who witnessed her father being shot, was injured in her leg by a piece of flying debris. The Guardian reported, "She was comforting her father's fifth wife, Amal Ahmed al-Sadah, 29, who was shot in the calf by commandos as they closed in on bin Laden." Amal and eight of bin Laden's children were taken into Pakistani custody following the raid. Bin Laden had cash totaling 500 euro and two telephone numbers sewn into his clothing when he was killed. Amal had told interrogators that she had not left the compound in the five years that she lived there with bin Laden.
Within 24 hours of his death, bin Laden's body was transported to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for final rites and burial at sea. One U.S. official stated, "Finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult." MSNBC reported, "There also was speculation about worry that a grave site could have become a rallying point for militants." His death attracted protests from hundreds of people in the city of Quetta, in southwestern Pakistan, who burned U.S. flags and paid homage to the late al-Qaeda leader. Shortly after his death, controversial claims were made regarding a will he has written a short time after 9/11, in which he guided his children not to follow the path of Jihad. Others claimed the will to be misquoted by the media, and that his children were guided not to seek the leadership of Jihad. Following bin Laden's death, the U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide caution" for Americans, and U.S diplomatic facilities everywhere were placed on high alert, a senior U.S official said. Crowds gathered outside the White House, in New York City's Times Square, as well as the World Trade Center, the site of the September 11 attacks, to celebrate bin Laden's death. Chittral News, a Pakistani news site, claimed that some people were dismayed that Pakistan has lost its sovereignty.
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