Osama bin Laden: 9/11 Mastermind Is Dead

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Nearly 10 years after he launched the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces. On May 1, 2011, President Obama detailed the secret operation in Pakistan that brought down the al-Qaeda figurehead More »

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Photos: Celebrating the Death of Osama bin Laden

Crowds gather in New York City and Washington after President Obama's announcement that the al-Qaeda chief was killed in a raid More »
Shattered

Photographs from the archive of TIME photographer James Nachtwey More »

Cover Story: May 20, 2011

After more than a decade of hunting, the U.S. eliminates its most hated enemy More »
Photos: Photos: Navy SEALs in Action

The elite force that killed Osama bin Laden has been serving as America's special warriors since 1961 More »
Death Comes for the Master Terrorist

"I am a person who loves death," the inspiration of the 9/11 attacks reportedly said. "If I am to die, I would like to be killed by the bullet." The U.S. obliged him on Sunday, with a sophisticated military strike in the heart of Pakistan More »
The Post-9/11 Era

The decade since the attacks has been a tumultuous one. TIME takes a look back More »
Suicide Bombers Rock Pakistan

A pair of Pakistani Taliban terrorists killed at least 80 as vengeance for the death of Osama bin Laden More »
Graphic: A Life of Extremes

Born to privilege, Osama bin Laden embraced terrorism in the name of holy war. It was his downfall More »
Where Do We Go from Here?

TIME editors Nancy Gibbs and Bobby Ghosh and political columnist Joe Klein discuss the implications — short-term and long — of the killing of Osama bin Laden More »
Obama Visits Ground Zero

The President travels to New York City to lay a wreath at the World Trade Center site More »
Perspectives from the 9/11 Generation

Young Americans reflect on 9/11 and what Osama bin Laden's death means to them More »
Watching Himself on the News

The U.S. Defense Department released tapes seized in Osama bin Laden's compound More »
Video: Anatomy of a Raid

An animated timeline of the SEALs team raid on Osama bin Laden's compound More »
Bin Laden's New Look

Stills from the videos found in his compound in Abottabad, Pakistan More »
Inside bin Laden's Hideout

Scenes from the house where the terrorist leader was tracked down and killed More »
Graphic: His Last Minutes

A decade in hiding comes to an end More »
Gawking at Osama bin Laden's Compound

The place where the world's most wanted terrorist was killed becomes an object of fascination More »
History: The Situation Room

For more than 50 years, the President has used the 'sit room' for intelligence and information gathering More »
Headlines Around the World

Newspapers and televisions around the globe relate the news of the terrorist leader's killing More »
Top 10 Evil Lairs

TIME takes a look at the horrible hideouts of evil-doers More »
Photos: The Taliban's War in Pakistan

In 2011, militants have staged a series of violent attacks across the country More »
13 Years of Terrorist Attacks

Upon the death of the al-Qaeda head, TIME looks back at the destruction wrought by him and his ilk More »
Tension: The Situation Room

White House photographer Pete Souza documents the Commander in Chief's overseeing of the raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound More »
Closure for Crowds at WTC

As President Obama wrapped up his remarks, confirming the death of Osama bin Laden, people started to gather at New York's Ground Zero More »
Video: Gathering at Ground Zero

Soon after the president announced the death of Osama bin Laden, crowds gathered at Ground Zero in New York City to sing, celebrate and remember those who died there More »
Ground Zero, 2001 to 2010

A look at where the towers once stood by photographer Joel Meyerowitz, who began photographing the site shortly after the September 11th attack More »
9/11's Days of Mourning

Memorials to those killed in the attacks appeared all over New York almost immediately after the tragedy More »
Cover Story: Sept. 14, 2001

If You Want To Humble An Empire More »
Photos: Terrorist Leader Osama bin Laden

A survey of the life of the al-Qaeda founder, whose death was confirmed on May 1, 2011 More »
Photos: A bin Laden Family Album

Photos from the book Growing Up Bin Laden, authored by Osama's first wife Najwa, his son Omar and Jean Sasson More »
Top 10 Notorious Fugitives

On May 1, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that took the lives of almost 3,000 people was killed by U.S. special operations forces in Pakistan. TIME takes a look at other infamous fugitives. More »
Cover Story: Five Years Later

How future generations will judge the war on terrorism — and what it will take for America to win it More »
The Evolution of Ground Zero

Ground Zero has slowly transformed from a disaster site to a place for reflection and remembrance More »
Tensions Rise

Controversy over the proposed mosque near the former World Trade Center site brings protesters to lower Manhattan More »
Ground Zero, Then & Now

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz compares the pictures he took in the days after 9/11 to ones he made this year More »
Photos: 9/11 From The Sky

Newly released aerial photos of the World Trade Center's destruction More »
Portrait of a Firefighter

Mike Kehoe was photographed as he rushed up Tower One. It's changed his life in ways he could never imagine More »
America's Heroes

Photographer Joe McNally immortalized nearly 300 rescue workers and survivors with life size Polaroid portraits More »
The Frantic WTC Search

In the days after the 9/11 attack, workers serached frantically for signs of life More »
Young Muslims Pray for Understanding

Young students and professionals who pray at the Park51 mosque, two blocks from Ground Zero, defend the controversial site More »
Terror in the UK

Great Britain endures a new round of attacks More »
The Underwear Bomber

A glimpse into the life of the 23-year-old who authorities say tried to bring down a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit More »
Portraits of Gitmo Detainees

Photographer Paula Bronstein photographs released Guantanamo Bay prisoners as they return to Afghanistan More »
Inside Gitmo

Scenes from the detention facilities at Camp Delta and Camp X-Ray at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba More »
2008: Terror in Mumbai

Millions in India's financial center watched in shock as security forces stormed hostage sites that were still under terrorist control More »
2004: Massacre at Atocha

Hundreds die as bombs rip through crowded commuter trains in Madrid More »
A City of Ashes

Photojournalist Eugene Richards turned his camera on the aftermath and the ways in which we reached for comfort and meaning More »
Top 10 Manhunts

The search for Osama bin Laden was arguably the most intensive manhunt in history More »
The Accused 9/11 Plotters

TIME takes a look at some of the men alleged to have plotted and carried out the 9/11 strikes More »

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