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Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad in 2011.

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Is it true that Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad in 2011?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that Osama bin Laden was shot and killed by U.S. forces at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 2, 2011.

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Osama bin Laden
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Osama bin Laden. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden

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Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad
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Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden%27s_compound_in_Abbottabad

Killing of Osama bin Laden - Wikipedia
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Killing of Osama bin Laden - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden

Wikipedia: Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden From 9/11 to Abbottabad
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Wikipedia: Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden From 9/11 to Abbottabad. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunt:_The_Ten-Year_Search_for_Bin_Laden_From_9/11_to_Abbottabad

Simple English Wikipedia: Killing of Osama bin Laden
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Simple English Wikipedia: Killing of Osama bin Laden. (n.d.). simple.wikipedia.org. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden

The Death of Osama bin Laden
2011
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The Death of Osama bin Laden. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/00396338.2011.586182

The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
2016
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Hersh, S. M. (2016). The Killing of Osama Bin Laden. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=VXJHCgAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Remarks by the President on Osama bin Laden
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Remarks by the President on Osama bin Laden. (n.d.). en.wikisource.org. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Remarks_by_the_President_on_Osama_bin_Laden

III. ASSASSINATION AND TARGETED KILLING—THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN
2011
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III. ASSASSINATION AND TARGETED KILLING—THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020589311000327

Barack Obama: Speech after the Killing of Osama bin Laden
2025
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Barack Obama: Speech after the Killing of Osama bin Laden. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844308.book-part-100

Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden: The Background to September 11
2011
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Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden: The Background to September 11. (2011). eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ940875

The exile : the stunning inside story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in flight
2017
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author, S. C. 1. (2017). The exile : the stunning inside story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in flight. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/exilestunningins0000scot

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