Operation Neptune Spear
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Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
All labels observed (1)
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| Operation Neptune Spear canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Neptune Spear Context triple: [A Promised Land, notableTopic, Operation Neptune Spear]
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A.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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D.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
Operation Blue
Operation Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and securing strategic positions in the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Neptune Spear Target entity description: Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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A.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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D.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
Operation Blue
Operation Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and securing strategic positions in the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States special operations mission
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military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
bin Laden’s body buried at sea
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release of public address by President Barack Obama announcing bin Laden’s death ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Chinook helicopter
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linked to:
CH-147F Chinook
modified Black Hawk helicopter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Neptune Spear ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| authorizedByTitle | President of the United States ⓘ |
| casualties |
Osama bin Laden killed
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one U.S. helicopter destroyed ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | several residents of the compound killed or wounded ⓘ |
| codeword | Geronimo EKIA used for bin Laden killed in action ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Admiral William H. McRaven ⓘ |
| controversy |
debate over legality of targeted killing
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questions about violation of Pakistani sovereignty ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| date |
2011-05-01
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2011-05-02 ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 40 minutes on the ground ⓘ |
| intelligenceSource | tracking of bin Laden courier Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti ⓘ |
| legalJustificationClaimedByUS | self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter ⓘ |
| location |
Abbottabad
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted without prior notification to Pakistan
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raid on a high-walled compound near Pakistan Military Academy ⓘ stealth-modified helicopters used ⓘ |
| objective | kill or capture Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| operator |
Joint Special Operations Command
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
War on Terror
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linked to:
Global War on Terrorism
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| plannedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | years of CIA intelligence gathering on bin Laden couriers ⓘ |
| primaryUnit |
SEAL Team Six
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linked to:
SEAL Team 6
United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | Obama administration Situation Room photographs ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
film "Zero Dark Thirty"
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linked to:
Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film)
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| result | death of Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| rulesOfEngagement | kill or capture with expectation of lethal force if resistance encountered ⓘ |
| supportUnit |
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
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CIA Special Activities Division ⓘ |
| target | Osama bin Laden ⓘ |
| targetOrganization | al-Qaeda ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Abbottabad compound
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linked to:
Abbottabad
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| timeZoneContext | local time in Pakistan was early 2011-05-02 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Neptune Spear Description of subject: Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film)
United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group
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Operation Neptune Spear
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