killing of Osama bin Laden
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United States military operation
counterterrorism operation
covert operation
military operation
special forces raid
The killing of Osama bin Laden was a 2011 U.S. special operations raid in Pakistan that resulted in the death of the al-Qaeda leader responsible for the September 11 attacks.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: killing of Osama bin Laden Context triple: [Barack Obama presidency, significantEvent, killing of Osama bin Laden]
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A.
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden was the founder and leader of the militant Islamist organization al-Qaeda and the orchestrator of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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B.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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C.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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D.
Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a December 2001 U.S.-led offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying al-Qaeda strongholds and capturing Osama bin Laden in the White Mountains cave complex.
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E.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: killing of Osama bin Laden Target entity description: The killing of Osama bin Laden was a 2011 U.S. special operations raid in Pakistan that resulted in the death of the al-Qaeda leader responsible for the September 11 attacks.
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A.
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden was the founder and leader of the militant Islamist organization al-Qaeda and the orchestrator of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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B.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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C.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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D.
Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a December 2001 U.S.-led offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying al-Qaeda strongholds and capturing Osama bin Laden in the White Mountains cave complex.
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E.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
ⓘ
counterterrorism operation ⓘ covert operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ special forces raid ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
CH-47F Chinook
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
UH-60 Black Hawk ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
stealth-modified Black Hawk helicopter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Neptune Spear
ⓘ
Operation in Abbottabad ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. raid on Abbottabad
|
| announcedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| announcementDateUTC | 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| announcementMedium | televised address from the White House ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Barack Obama
ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ |
| bodyDisposition | burial at sea ⓘ |
| bodyHandledBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| casualties |
Osama bin Laden killed
ⓘ
four other adults killed in compound ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Admiral William H. McRaven
ⓘ
surface form:
William H. McRaven
|
| conductedBy |
SEAL Team 6
ⓘ
surface form:
SEAL Team Six
United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group ⓘ |
| controversy |
legality under international law debated
ⓘ
violation of Pakistani sovereignty ⓘ |
| coordinates | 34.169°N 73.242°E ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| date | 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Pakistani investigations into intelligence failures
ⓘ
release of details and conflicting accounts by U.S. officials ⓘ |
| intelligenceLedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
CIA
|
| justifiedAs | response to the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| legalStatusClaimedByUS | act of national self-defense ⓘ |
| location |
Abbottabad
ⓘ
Bilal Town ⓘ Osama bin Laden compound ⓘ |
| method | helicopter-borne raid ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| oversightAgency | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| PakistaniMilitaryInvolvement | not officially informed in advance ⓘ |
| partOf |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on terror
|
| perpetrator |
Navy SEALs
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy SEALs
|
| plannedBy | Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | years-long CIA manhunt for Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| relatedTo | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| result |
capture of intelligence materials
ⓘ
killing of Osama bin Laden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
death of Osama bin Laden
|
| supportFrom | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ |
| target | Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAtNight | true ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| USMilitaryFatalities | 0 ⓘ |
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Subject: killing of Osama bin Laden Description of subject: The killing of Osama bin Laden was a 2011 U.S. special operations raid in Pakistan that resulted in the death of the al-Qaeda leader responsible for the September 11 attacks.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zero Dark Thirty
this entity surface form:
Hunt for Osama bin Laden
subject surface form:
Zero Dark Thirty
this entity surface form:
Killing of Osama bin Laden
this entity surface form:
death of Osama bin Laden
this entity surface form:
burial of Osama bin Laden at sea
this entity surface form:
Address by Barack Obama on Osama bin Laden’s death