Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda, killed by US forces in Pakistan in 2011.
25 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 6, 2021.
Stories involving Osama bin Laden0 named stories in 2022
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Week of Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022: 24 left, 40 center, 18 right, 41% of the sources that published that week · 311 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Feb 7, 2022 - Feb 13, 2022 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 72 | 18% |
| Feb 14, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3% |
| Feb 21, 2022 - Feb 27, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 28, 2022 - Mar 6, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 13, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 14, 2022 - Mar 20, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 28, 2022 - Apr 3, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 4, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 11, 2022 - Apr 17, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 18, 2022 - Apr 24, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 25, 2022 - May 1, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 2, 2022 - May 8, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 9, 2022 - May 15, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 16, 2022 - May 22, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 23, 2022 - May 29, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 30, 2022 - Jun 5, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 6, 2022 - Jun 12, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 13, 2022 - Jun 19, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 20, 2022 - Jun 26, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 27, 2022 - Jul 3, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 10, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 17, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 18, 2022 - Jul 24, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 9% |
| Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 311 | 41% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
49 left · 74 center · 47 right: 170 sources on the spectrum, across 25 linked stories.
Everything else6 updates in 2022 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Osama bin Laden that are not part of any story yet
- Jul 30– 31Prince Charles disputes report he brokered £1 million donation from Bin Ladens for his charity26 articles · 21 sources3 left, 10 center, 4 right
Stories that name Osama bin Laden
- Aug 2Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida27 articles · 15 sources4 left, 9 center, 2 right
- Aug 2– 4Taliban claim they weren't aware al Qaeda chief was living in Kabul25 articles · 20 sources2 left, 8 center, 6 right
- Aug 1– 2Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri killed in US drone strike261 articles · 85 sources24 left, 36 center, 18 right
- Aug 1Drone strike kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Biden set to speak22 articles · 4 sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Feb 11– 14Biden Order on Frozen Funds an Atrocity, Says Former Afghan President Karzai79 articles · 39 sources10 left, 20 center, 7 right