Usama Bin Ladin's Journal (Abbottabad Compound Material)
According to the releasing agency (CIA), this file (Journal.20171025.zip) contains photographs of a personal journal recovered from Usama Bin Ladin's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The journal was among computer files and digital media seized during the May 2011 raid that killed Bin Ladin. The CIA states the journal includes an entry dated the day before Bin Ladin's death. The photographs were reportedly taken in the urgent hours after the raid while US Intelligence Community analysts reviewed the material for clues to ongoing al-Qa'ida plots and the identities and locations of al-Qa'ida personnel. The file was published as part of the 1 November 2017 release of Abbottabad compound material. No extractable text was available from the archive itself; this metadata is drawn from the CIA source page context.
Description
A ZIP archive of photographs of Usama Bin Ladin's handwritten journal, recovered by the CIA during the May 2011 raid on his Abbottabad, Pakistan compound and released as part of the 1 November 2017 declassification of Abbottabad compound material.
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The CIA recovered Bin Ladin's handwritten journal during the May 2011 Abbottabad raid.
90%The journal includes an entry dated the day before Bin Ladin's death.
80%The photographs were taken in the urgent hours after the raid as US Intelligence Community analysts reviewed the material for clues to ongoing al-Qa'ida plots and personnel.
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Apr 30, 2011
Raid on Bin Ladin's Abbottabad compound
US raid in May 2011 that killed Usama Bin Ladin and recovered computer files, digital media, and his journal.
Oct 31, 2017
CIA release of Abbottabad compound material
1 November 2017 declassification and public release of material recovered from the compound, including photographs of the journal.
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