Map of Where Osama bin Laden Was Killed

In August 2010, American intelligence officials tracked Osama bin Laden to Abbottabad, Pakistan, a medium-sized city about an hour’s drive north of Islamabad, the capital.

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Video: West Point Cadets Celebrate the Death of Bin Laden

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates May 2, 2011

Supporters of President Bashar al-Assad wave the flag in Damascus. Photograph: Khaled Al-Hariri/Reuters

Syrian Troops Kill 10 in Daraa, Arrest Hundreds -- Voice of America

Syria's state news agency said on Monday that security forces have arrested nearly 500 people and killed 10 others.

Witnesses in the flashpoint southern city, Daraa, said troops backed by armored vehicles roamed the streets in a continuing push to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syria arrests hundreds, shells Deraa into submission -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syria protesters given surrender ultimatum -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian Protesters Vow to Break the Siege on Dara'a -- Time
SYRIA: Siege continues on Dara as tensions rise ahead of protests -- L.A. Times
In Syria's rebel city 'they will shoot anything that moves' -- The Guardian
Teenagers' blood flows in video from Syrian city -- Reuters
Syrian authorities urge protesters to turn themselves in by mid-May -- RIA Novosti
Syria tells protesters to hand themselves in or face the consequences -- The Telegraph
Syria offers amnesty, arrests up -- UPI
Syria offers 'amnesty' after mass arrests -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Army in Deraa arrests 500 men -- BBC
Syrian government forces kill ten "terrorists", arrests 500 -- Xinhuanet
Syrian Army Conducts Widespread Raids, Arrests -- New York Times/AP
Leading activist seized in Syrian roundup -- Reuters
Syria arrests women, opposition figures: rights groups -- Reuters
Hundreds Of Syrian Protesters Held In Crackdown -- RTT News
Slaughter of the olive branch martyrs: The brutal Syrian crackdown that has left 500 dead and the West impotently wringing its hands -- The Independent
Thousands flee Syrian regime's brutal tactics -- The Independent
‘Doomsday scenario’ if Syria fails -- Washington Post
'We will never cease our struggle until we bring down Assad': Robert Fisk hears the defiance of Syrian refugees -- Robert Fisk, The Independent
Syria’s regime must be held to account -- Financial Times editorial

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Libyan Crowds Mourn Gadhafi's Son As Battles Continue -- Voice of America

Libyan crowds on Monday mourned at the funeral of leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, while pro-government forces launched new attacks on the western city of Misrata.

Crowds gathered in the capital, Tripoli, chanting support for Gadhafi, whose son and three grandchildren were killed over the weekend, allegedly in a NATO air strike.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Mourners demand revenge in Libya after NATO strike -- Yahohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifo News/AP
Kadhafi tanks probe rebel city as son is buried -- Yahoo News/AFP
Crowds turn out for funeral of Gaddafi's son killed in NATO airstrike as government troops continue to besiege rebel town -- The Daily Mail
Strike on Libya came after West intercepted high-level communications -- L.A. Times
Gunners pound rebels, embassies sacked after Gadhafi's son said killed -- CNN
Gadhafi Strikes Port After Kin Killed -- Wall Street Journal
NATO strikes hit Gaddafi forces near Zintan: rebels -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN staff leave Tripoli after mob attack -- Al Jazeera
Foreign embassies attacked in Tripoli after NATO airstrike that kills Gaddafi son, grandchildren -- Washington Post
After bin Laden death, Libya rebels ask US to kill Kadhafi -- AFP
If US killed Osama bin Laden, ask Libyans, why not assassinate Qaddafi? -- Christian Science Monitor
British and Italian Embassies in Libya Attacked -- Voice of America
China Calls for Libya Ceasefire After Gadhafi's Son Dies -- Voice of America
Death of Saif Al-Arab Gaddafi may backfire for Nato -- BBC
Libyan mountain town facing starvation: residents -- Reuters
Libyan refugees tell of border fight, fear revenge -- Reuters
Libyan villagers seek refuge in Tunisia -- Financial Times

Afghanistan laden ladenfam -- May 2, 2011

BREAKING NEWS - U.S. service members watch President Barack Obama talk on television about the details of the death of 9/11 mastermind, Osama bin Laden on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 2, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Schester

For U.S. Troops in Afghanistan, Bin Laden's Death Changes Nothing -- Time

Osama bin Laden's death is making waves around the world. But among U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan, the country from which the al-Qaeda chief and 9/11 mastermind once declared war on the United States, there was barely a ripple. At a large recreational facility on Kandahar Air Field, about three dozen troops gathered around a pair of big-screen televisions Monday morning to tune into President Barack Obama's announcement. There were no impromptu cheers or chatter to be heard, just crossed arms and blank expressions. Nearly as many troops continued shooting pool and playing video games in background, nonplussed by the news.

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More News On Afghanistan

US, NATO: Bin Laden Death Won't End Afghan Mission -- New York Times
Afghan Leader Tells Taliban Not to Fight After Bin Laden Death -- New York Times
Karzai: Bin Laden death proves Afghanistan not ‘place of terrorism’ -- Washington Times
Osama Bin Laden Dead, But Afghans Fear War Will Go On -- L.A. Times
Death fails to bring hope to Afghans -- Al Jazeera
Bin Laden's Death Brings Calls for Afghan Pullout -- Wall Street Journal
Afghans Fear West May See Death as the End -- New York Times
Osama’s death spurs calls for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iraq -- The Hindu
U.S. base in Afghanistan celebrates news -- USA Today
On the ground in Afghanistan -- ABC.net (Australia)

Kabul locked down as the Taliban promise “spring offensive” -- Global Post
Threat of Taliban attacks brings tighter security procedures -- Montreal Gazette, Post Media News
Taliban Renews Offensive in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Taliban renew Afghan offensive despite U.N. plea -- Reuters
Deadly start to Taliban 'spring offensive' -- Al Jazeera
Taliban warn of spring fighting season -- Seattle Times/New York Times
Taliban begins deadly spring offensive -- CBC
Seven Killed as Taliban Starts Afghanistan Offensive -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan Taliban Uses Child Bomber at Start of Spring Offensive -- Voice of America
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber 'aged 12' kills four -- BBC
Official Says Boy Set Off Afghan Blast Near Border -- New York Times
2 Afghan policeman are among 6 killed in insurgent attacks -- L.A. Times
Taliban offensive starts, six dead -- UPI
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 1 -- Reuters

Brigade Leaders Cite Value of Intelligence -- US Department of Defense
Tough to secure Kandahar prison, Afghan loyalty -- Scott Taylor, Chronicle Herald
Prison chiefs arrested over Afghan jailbreak -- AFP
Costly Afghanistan Road Project Is Marred by Unsavory Alliances -- New York Times
Drug Trafficking In Afghanistan: Implications For Regional Security – Analysis -- Eurasia Review
Afghanistan Still Vital to Terrorist Fight -- Max Boot and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick , Council On Foreign Relations

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Commentaries, Opinions, Analysis, And Editorials On The Death Of Osama Bin Laden

Why The U.S. Acted Alone -- Christopher Dickey, Yahoo News/Daily Beast

Osama bin Laden’s cave turned out to be a mansion. The desolate mountains where he was hiding proved, in the end, to be the pleasant little hill town of Abbottabad, only 30 miles from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. He’s been holed up, and on Sunday was at last gunned down, in the biggest house around. He lived with relatives and an entourage behind high walls topped with barbed wire, in a community that’s also home to several Pakistani army units. A military academy is just a few hundred yards down the road.

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More Commentaries, Opinions, Analysis, And Editorials

Rejoice! Bin Laden's death is cause for international celebration -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
10 thoughts on Osama bin Laden's death -- Toby Harnden, The Telegraph
Ten Thoughts on bin Laden -- Carl Prine, Line Of Departure
Osama bin Laden is dead, ‘Justice has been done’ -- Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post
Osama bin Laden's Death Brings Closure -- David Paul Kuhn, Real Clear Politics
Osama Bin Laden is dead, struck down by the swift and sure hand of America’s fighting forces -- New York Daily News editorial
Osama bin Laden's death will haunt Pakistan -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Analysis: Bin Laden death gives US reason to cheer -- Yahoo News/AP
Don't Get Cocky, America: Al Qaeda is still deadly without Osama bin Laden. -- Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Foreign Policy
The End of the Trail? -- Richard Fernandez, Belmont Club, Pajamas Media
Al Qaeda without bin Laden -- Louis Klarevas, CBS News
The pursuit of bin Laden -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Why Bin Laden's Death No Longer Really Matters -- Tony Karon, Time
Proud of the United States -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Bin Laden’s death: a moment of unity -- Boston.com editorial
After Bin Laden: A Stronger America -- David Von Drehle, Time
Bin Laden's Death: A Pivotal Victory for Obama, U.S. Intelligence -- Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic
The War on Terror Is Over -- Peter Beinart, The Daily Beast
Bin Laden death 'blow to al-Qa’ida' -- Katie Hodge, The Independent
Osama bin Laden: how he evaded capture for so long -- Jon Swaine, The Telegraph
The Secret Team That Killed bin Laden -- Marc Ambinder
Bin Laden's Death: What This Means for Pakistan's ISI -- Aryn Baker, Time
What Pakistan Knew About Bin Laden -- Dexter Filkins, New Yorker
Osama bin Laden killing may shape future of US cooperation with Pakistan -- Ben Arnoldy, Christian Science Monitor
What Bin Laden’s Death Means For The War on Terror -- Ilan Berman, Forbes
OBL is Dead, Al Qaeda Isn't: Why it's too early to declare victory. -- Daniel Byman, Foreign Policy
What Ghost Will Emerge from Bin Laden's Watery Grave? -- Ishaan Tharoor, Time
Bin Laden’s Death Doesn’t Mean the End of Al Qaeda -- Eric Schmitt, New York Times
Will killing Osama kill the movement he inspired? -- Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo, AP
After Osama Bin Laden… -- Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Osama Bin Laden -- Everyone's Missing the Point -- Barry Lando, Huffington Post
Osama bin Laden dead – but no body. Now for an explosion of conspiracy theories -- Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph