Killing of Osama bin Laden

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the operation name?Operation Neptune Spear
2. What is the date of operation?May 2, 2011
3. What was the mission called that found Osama bin Laden?The mission was called Neptune Spear. It was a secret plan by the U.S. to find and stop the leader of al‑Qādeḥa.
4. Why did the U.S. go to Pakistan to find bin Laden?They believed he was hiding in a big, secure house in Abbottabad, a city in Pakistan. The house looked different from its neighbors, so they thought someone important might live there.

Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC): A high-level command responsible for coordinating elite special operations units within the U.S. military.
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne): A special operations aviation unit known as the 'Night Stalkers,' providing helicopter support for special operations missions.
Special Activities Division (SAD): A clandestine operations unit within the CIA, often recruiting from former JSOC personnel.
Abbottabad Commission Report: A classified Pakistani government report detailing the failures that allowed Osama bin Laden to hide in the country.