Osama bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden's Will: $29 Million That Should Be Spent On 'Jihad'

4:16pm March 01, 2016

by Greg Myre

A new batch of documents reveals the tension between his desire to micromanage al-Qaida's day-to-day operations and his fears he might be detected and killed by sending out directives.

An undated file picture shows Osama bin Laden. A new Wikileaks release purports to reveal that one of his sons requested a death certificate for the al-Qaida leader, who was killed in a U.S. military raid in 2011.

Bin Laden Son Asked U.S. For Father's Death Certificate, Wikileaks Says

1:40pm June 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The website has begun the release of 500,000 documents it says are related to Saudi Arabian diplomatic communications. Among them was the request from Abdullah bin Laden.

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, seen in Afghanistan in this undated photo, was killed in 2011 during a U.S. raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

U.S. Releases Documents Seized From Osama Bin Laden's Compound

2:28pm May 20, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Newly declassified materials include books, magazines and letters found during the 2011 raid on the al-Qaida leader's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

University of California President Janet Napolitano.

Napolitano: ISIS Was One Of Many Similar Threats We Were Tracking

1:04pm September 30, 2014

by Carlos Watson

The former homeland security secretary and Arizona governor also talks about security improvements since the Sept. 11 attacks and the frustrations and potential solutions to the immigration debate.

A man identified as Sulaiman Abu Ghaith appears in this still image taken from an undated video address. A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who served as al Qaeda's spokesman, Abu Gaith was detained in Jordan and sent to the United States.

Bin Laden's Son-In-Law Arrested, Brought To U.S.

11:22am March 08, 2013

by Dina Temple-Raston

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith may be best known for his appearance in videos. He was sitting next to bin Laden when the al-Qaida leader took credit for the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Ghaith may appear in a Manhattan court on Friday.

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