MINUTES AND HOURS: THE BIN LADIN OPERATION

Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932653 Minutes and Hours: The Bin Ladin Operation In the early morning hours of May 2, 2011-Pakistan time (afternoon of May 1-Eastern Daylight Time), a US military raid on an al-Qa'ida compound killed Usama Bin Ladin, America's most wanted terrorist. The mission's success was the culmination of many years of complex, thorough, and highly advanced intelligence operations and analyses led by the CIA with support from partners across the Intelligence Community (I...