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US intellagance uncovers the name of one of Bin Ladens couriers
"Death of Osama Bin Laden Fast Facts - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2015. -
Intelligence sources identify the area of Pakistan where the courier and his brother live.
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U.S. intelligence sources identify the Abbottabad compound as the home of the courier and his brother. The men have no obvious means of affording a $1 million home.
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The CIA informs President Barack Obama that bin Laden may be living in the Abbottabad compound. They base this on the size and price tag of the compound as well as the elaborate security.
"Death of Osama Bin Laden Fast Facts - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2015. -
The intelligence on the Abbottabad compound is considered strong enough to begin planning action.
Ensor, Josie. "What Really Happened the Night Osama Bin Laden Was Killed?" The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2015. -
President Obama chairs the first of five National Security Council meetings to discuss an operation to raid bin Laden's compound and killing or capturing bin Laden.
Schabner, Dean, and Karen Travers. "Osama Bin Laden Killed: 'Justice Is Done,' President Says." ABC News. ABC News Network, 01 May 2011. Web. 03 Apr. 2015. -
Osama bin Laden is buried at sea off the deck of the USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea.
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A DNA test is done on a sample from the body, confirming that it is bin Laden.
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25 Navy Seals raid Osama BIn Ladens compound and kill Osama