The bin Laden documents
Some 6,000 documents were seized from bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound on May 2, 2011. On May 3, 2012, 17 documents totaling 175 pages in Arabic and 197 translated into English were released. The articles on this page analyse those documents and report on what they reveal about bin Laden’s thinking and al Qaeda’s strategies in the Afghanistan – Pakistan region.
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![From his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Osama bin Laden appeared to be cut off from the world, unaware of who was taking control of the organisation's branches. [Handout/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/05/17/asbleeding-88_70.jpg?1337265305)
Bin Laden struggled to deal with haemorrhaging of al-Qaeda
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![Members of the anti-terrorism squad May 4, 2011, surround the Abbottabad compound where al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lived and was killed. Some of the bin Laden documents released early this month indicate the Al-Qaeda leadership was un-happy with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ideology and killing of innocent Muslims. [REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood]](/shared/images/2012/05/11/pakbldoc1-88_70.jpg?1336782115)
Al-Qaeda critical of TTP’s ‘mistakes’
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![Abbottabad residents gather May 4, 2011, outside the compound where al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lived and died. Released bin Laden documents have painted a picture of an organisation that was losing power and support. [REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro]](/shared/images/2012/05/10/pakbldoc1-88_70.jpg?1336658717)
Bin Laden letters evoke hope, fear, questions in Pakistan
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![Al-Qaeda spokesperson Adam Gadahn is shown in 2008. [Ho New/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/05/09/ASGadahn-88_70.jpg?1336574104)
Adam Gadahn lashes out against al-Qaeda affiliates, jihadist forums
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![Osama Bin Laden addresses a news conference in Afghanistan in this May 26, 1998, file photo. The al-Qaeda leader was killed early May 2, 2011, in a raid on his compound in Abbottabad. Documents seized there suggest bin Laden was isolated and unable to effectively manage al-Qaeda. [REUTERS]](/shared/images/2012/05/08/bl1-88_70.jpg?1336488604)
Bin Laden letters reveal isolation, contradictions
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![Osama bin Laden is shown in a frame grab from an undated video recovered from his compound in Abbottabad after his May 2, 2011, death. Some of the thousands of documents recovered from his compound were released May 3. [Via Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/05/03/binladen1-88_70.jpg?1336064704)
17 bin Laden documents released
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