[AIN] FW: UBL ANNIVERSARY- [LINK TO ATTACHMENT(S)]

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06932635
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: October 23, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2023
• Case Number: F-2016-01665
• Publication Date: May 8, 2018

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[AIN] FW: UBL Anniversary - [Link to Attachment(s)]
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Here are the tweets for tomorrow. Feel free to RT or even RT with a comment!
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-#0TD 5 yrs ago, US military raid in #Abbottabad killed Usama Bin Ladin,
America's most wanted terrorist
http://1.usa.gov/lVY0Lst
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-Success of mission was culmination of years of complex, thorough & highly
advanced intel ops & analyses led by CIA w support of IC.
-Late 2010, intel linked a courier to a compound in #Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Compound & main house had security features unusual for area.
-Odd features:
High walls with barbed wire
Double entry gates
No internet/phone connection
Trash was burned not collected
-Assault team trained on an exact life-size replica of compound w movable
walls to prep for any internal layout they might encounter.
-The death of Usama Bin Ladin marked a significant victory in the US-led
campaign to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qa'ida.
-Join us beginning at 1:25 p.m. EDT today as we tweet the raid on the
Abbottabad as if it were happening today.
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-To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in #Abbottabad
we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today.
-1:25 p.m. EDT �@POTUS, DCIA Panetta, & JSOC commander Admiral McRaven
approve execution of the operation in #Abbottabad -1:51 p.m. EDT �
Helicopters depart from Afghanistan for #Abbottabad -3:30 p.m. EDT � 2
helicopters descend on compound in #Abbottabad, Pakistan. 1 crashes, but
assault continues without delay or injury -3:32 p.m. EDT � @POTUS, in the
Situation Room, receives up to the minute reports on the ground situation in
#Abbottabad -3:39 p.m. EDT � Usama Bin Ladin found on third floor and killed
-3:39 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. EDT - Assault Team retrieves large quantity of
materials from compound for intelligence analysis http://1.usa.gov/lXZ0JxI
-3:53 p.m. EDT � @POTUS receives tentative
confirmation of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin -3:55 p.m. EDT �
Usama Bin Ladin body moved to the first floor & placed in a body bag -4:05
p.m. EDT � First helicopter leaves the area -4:08 p.m. EDT � Assault Team
destroys crashed helicopter -4:10 p.m. EDT � Backup helicopter picks up
remaining team members & materials & leaves #Abbottabad -5:53 p.m. EDT �
Helicopters return to Afghanistan where Admiral McRaven greets team -7:01
p.m. EDT � @POTUS receives confirmation of high probability of positive
identification of Usama Bin Ladin -11:35 p.m. EDT � @POTUS speaks to the
nation from the East Room Video of WH address, will look like this:
https://twitter.com, /status/726408223520116737
-"Today, at my
direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that
compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan," -@POTUS
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-"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary
courage and capability. No Americans were harmed." -@POTUS
-"They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed
Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body." -@POTUS
May 2 - EDT -12:59 a.m. EDT � #UBL's body is buried at sea from the deck of
the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the north Arabian Sea -The daring raid
was a team effort within the IC & in close collaboration with our military
partners.
http://1.usa.gov/lVY0Lst
Oriainal Messaae
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Late afternoon with final confirmation occurring after the WHCA, which would
be fairly late EDT, right?
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Afternoon our time, middle of night over there
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Social Media Lead & Outreach
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Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 4:37 PM
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The raid occurred in the middle of the night our time right?
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Hi All - Just wondering if you all are doing anything this weekend? We are
thinking of tweeting out the raid as it happened. I wanted to check if you all
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had a timeline of the raid to make sure it matched ours. Is there and other
social media person over there I should check with?
Social Media Lead & Outreach
Office of Public Affairs
Central Intelligence Agency
Twitter: @CIA
Web site: >>www.cia.gov>www.facebook.com/Central.Intelligence.Agency