The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said the operation to kill former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was the result of nearly a decade of complex intelligence work that eventually led to the identification of his whereabouts in the Pakistani city of Ibtidabad.
According to this organization, the process of pursuing bin Laden began after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and US intelligence gradually obtained important clues by tracking his communication networks and people close to him.
Reports say the identification of a key messenger was the turning point in the investigation, which eventually led intelligence to a suspicious house in Abbottabad, a house with unusual security measures such as high walls with barbed wire, lack of normal communications and special waste management.
Based on this information, by the end of 2010, the final intelligence analysis was that the likelihood of bin Laden’s presence in the same location was very high, and after that, US special forces began extensive training to carry out the operation.
On May 2, 2011, the nighttime operation by US special forces began and they entered the building within minutes; during the operation, one of the helicopters experienced a technical problem, but the mission continued and bin Laden was killed.
His identity was subsequently confirmed through intelligence investigations, and his body was transferred to the USS Carl Vinson and dumped into the Arabian Sea.
The CIA says the documents obtained show that bin Laden continued to lead the al-Qaeda network until his final moments, issuing orders and planning to change hideouts.
The United States considers this operation one of its most important achievements in the context of the war on terrorism, which is the result of years of intelligence tracking and extensive coordination.
