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// DECLASSIFIED · OPEN SOURCE// FILE #001 · 2011 · PAKISTAN// THE WAR ROOM DESK
Operation File

Operation Neptune Spear

CIA-led operation to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Executed by DEVGRU (SEAL Team Six).

Year2011
TheaterPakistan
StatusCOMPLETE
File№ 001

━━━ Units of Record ━━━

  • 01DEVGRU (SEAL Team Six)
  • 02160th SOAR
  • 03CIA SAD/SOG

Outcome

Osama bin Laden killed. Intelligence materials recovered.

━━━ Full Report ━━━

On May 2, 2011, US Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), commonly known as SEAL Team Six, conducted a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The operation resulted in the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, ending a decade-long manhunt following the September 11 attacks.

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FILE #001 · 2011 · warroom.report

Operation Neptune Spear (2011) — War Room Operations File