Where did Osama hide?

Where did Osama hide?

Abbottabad, Pakistan
For five years, he had concealed himself and his extended family—wives, children and grandchildren—in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, but now it appeared that his carefully constructed hideaway was coming apart. His longtime bodyguards were two brothers, members of al Qaeda whose family originated nearby.

Did bin Laden hide underground?

Most believe bin Laden lived at the compound for at least six years before being killed there. On March 29, 2012, Pakistani newspaper Dawn acquired a report produced by Pakistani security officials, based on interrogation of his three surviving wives, that detailed his movements while living underground in Pakistan.

Did bin Laden live in caves?

After 9/11, bin Laden summoned hundreds of his followers to the mountains of Tora Bora in eastern Afghanistan to fight the Americans. There they holed up in caves for weeks, during which U.S. war planes dropped 700,000 pounds of ordnance.

Why was Osama buried at sea?

Burying bin Laden in northwest Pakistan, where Special Forces killed him, wouldn’t be ideal from a U.S. perspective either, since shrines are considered powerful symbols in that region, Ahmed says. To avoid bin Laden’s grave becoming an important symbol to his followers, the U.S. made the decision to bury him at sea.

What happened to osamas body?

The raid on bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, was launched from Afghanistan. U.S. military officials said that after the raid U.S. forces took the body of bin Laden to Afghanistan for identification, then buried it at sea within 24 hours of his death in accordance with Islamic tradition.

What SEAL killed Osama?

SEAL Robert O
Former United States Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill has claimed he could rescue Americans trapped in Afghanistan by grabbing them and killing everyone else he saw. Mr O’Neill, who was part of SEAL Team Six that killed Osama bin Ladan in 2011, told Fox News what his strategy would be if he was in command.

Is it legal to be buried at sea?

The EPA has issued a general permit under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) to authorize the burial of human remains at sea. The MPRSA general permit authorizes the transportation and burial at sea of non-cremated and cremated human remains in ocean waters under specified conditions.