Osama bin Laden[a] (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi Arabian–born Islamist dissident and militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, Bin Laden participated in the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet Union, and supported the Bosnian mujahideen during the Yugoslav Wars.

6 days ago · Osama bin Laden (born 1957, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—died May 2, 2011, Abbottabad, Pakistan) was the founder of the militant Islamist organization al-Qaeda and mastermind of numerous terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western powers, including the 2000 suicide bombing of the U.S. warship Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden and the ...

Bin Laden, who founded al-Qaeda and masterminded the September 11 attacks, had been the subject of a United States military manhunt since the beginning of the War in Afghanistan, but escaped to Pakistan— allegedly with Pakistani support —during or after the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001.

Jun 7, 2023 · Osama bin Laden—also known as Usama bin Laden—was a violent terrorist and mass murderer who used bombings and bloodshed to advance his extremist goals.

Dec 16, 2009 · Osama bin Laden founded the Islamist militant group Al Qaeda and was believed responsible for deadly acts of terrorism such as the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Aug 4, 2021 · As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks approaches, a new biography traces Osama bin Laden 's path from a shy, religious teenager to the leader of a global jihadist group...

Bin Ladin was al-Qa’ida’s founder and only amir, or commander, in its history until his death. He was largely responsible for the organization’s mystique, its ability to raise money and attract new recruits, and its focus on the United States as a target for terrorist attacks.

Sep 10, 2012 · Bin Laden, who is unarmed, is shot twice and killed. Computer hard drives and other evidence is taken from the compound, along with Bin Laden's body. The US team departs after destroying the...

May 6, 2011 · The moment that led to Osama Bin Laden's death in a raid by US Navy Seals was a culmination of years of intelligence gathering. The search lasted several years and ended at a secure compound in...

Sep 8, 2021 · Ten years ago, U.S. forces found bin Laden hiding here in Pakistan. The U.S. military carried out his body to bury him at sea. The al-Qaida leader and his group were never broadly popular in...