Neptune Spear
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Neptune Spear is the code name for the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL operation that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neptune Spear canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neptune Spear Context triple: [Operation Neptune Spear, alsoKnownAs, Neptune Spear]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neptune Spear Target entity description: Neptune Spear is the code name for the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL operation that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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A.
Sword of Orion
"Sword of Orion" is a track by the electronic music producer Albedo 0.39, known for its atmospheric, space-themed soundscapes.
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B.
Halfmoon
Halfmoon is a suburban town in eastern New York State known for its residential communities and proximity to the Capital District.
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C.
Cassibile
Cassibile is a village in southeastern Sicily, Italy, historically notable as the site where the 1943 armistice between Italy and the Allies was signed during World War II.
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D.
Saber Athena
Saber Athena is a sleek, next-generation Jaeger from the Pacific Rim universe, renowned for its exceptional agility and advanced combat capabilities against kaiju threats.
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E.
Sovereign's Orb
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States special operations mission
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covert operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath | bin Laden body buried at sea ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
CH-47 Chinook
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surface form:
Chinook helicopter
modified Black Hawk helicopter ⓘ |
| airSupport | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Neptune Spear ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| announcementLocation | White House ⓘ |
| announcementMedium | televised address ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| casualtiesTarget |
Osama bin Laden killed
ⓘ
other occupants of compound killed ⓘ |
| codenameFor | United States operation to kill Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| codeNameType | U.S. military operation codename ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral William H. McRaven
ⓘ
surface form:
William H. McRaven
|
| controversy | violation of Pakistani sovereignty debate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date |
2011-05-01
ⓘ
2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| executedByUnit |
United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group
ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Special Warfare Development Group
SEAL Team 6 ⓘ
surface form:
SEAL Team Six
|
| legalContext | unilateral U.S. action in Pakistan ⓘ |
| location |
Abbottabad
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| objective |
capture or kill Osama bin Laden
ⓘ
obtain intelligence from bin Laden compound ⓘ |
| operator |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ Navy SEALs ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy SEALs
|
| partOf |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| planningAgency |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| precededBy |
tracking of courier Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti
ⓘ
years of CIA intelligence gathering on bin Laden ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
National Security Council of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Security Council
|
| result | death of Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| securityMeasures |
operation conducted at night
ⓘ
stealth helicopters used ⓘ |
| status | successful ⓘ |
| target | Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| targetOrganization | al-Qaeda ⓘ |
| timeZoneContext |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ |
| UScasualties |
no U.S. personnel killed
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one helicopter lost ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neptune Spear Description of subject: Neptune Spear is the code name for the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL operation that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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