[AIN] FW: CIA UBL TWEET PLAN - [LINK TO ATTACHMENT(S)]

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
06932644
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RIPPUB
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U
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11
Document Creation Date: 
October 23, 2023
Document Release Date: 
August 2, 2023
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Case Number: 
F-2016-01665
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April 23, 2018
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Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: [AIN] FW: CIA UBL Tweet plan - [Link to Attachment(s)] Monday, April 23, 2018 3:23:46 PM imacie001 converted.ioci image0Q2_conyertedlw imacie003 converted.ioci image0Q4_conyertedlw imacie005 converted.ioci image006 converted ion imacie007 converted.iw. CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED From: Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 10:35 AM To: Subject: CIA UBL Tweet plan FYSA, thanks for everyone's help!! -1130 -#0TD 5 yrs ago, US military raid in #Abbottabad killed Usama Bin Ladin, America's most wanted terrorist http://1.usa.gov/lVY0Lst -Success of mission was culmination of years of complex, thorough & highly advanced intel ops & analyses led by CIA w support of IC. -Late 2010, intel linked a courier to a compound in #Abbottabad, Pakistan. Compound & main house had security features unusual for area. -Odd features: (b (b)(3) (b)(6) )(3) (b)(3) (b)(6) (b)(6) Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 High walls with barbed wire Double entry gates No internet/phone connection Trash was burned not collected -Assault team trained on an exact life-size replica of compound w movable walls to prep for any internal layout they might encounter. -The death of Usama Bin Ladin marked a significant victory in the US-led campaign to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qa'ida. -Join us beginning at 1:25 p.m. EDT today as we tweet the raid on the Abbottabad as if it were happening today. -1315 -To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in #Abbottabad we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today. -1:25 p.m. EDT �@POTUS, DCIA Panetta, & JSOC commander Admiral McRaven approve execution of the operation in #Abbottabad -1:51 p.m. EDT � Helicopters depart from Afghanistan for #Abbottabad -3:30 p.m. EDT � 2 helicopters descend on compound in #Abbottabad, Pakistan. 1 crashes, but assault continues without delay or injury -3:32 p.m. EDT � @POTUS, in the Situation Room, receives up to the minute reports on the ground situation in #Abbottabad -3:39 p.m. EDT � Usama Bin Ladin found on third floor and killed -3:39 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. EDT - Assault Team retrieves large quantity of materials from compound for intelligence analysis http://1.usa.gov/lXZ0JxI -3:53 p.m. EDT � @POTUS receives tentative confirmation of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin -3:55 p.m. EDT � Usama Bin Ladin body moved to the first floor & placed in a body bag -4:05 p.m. EDT � First helicopter leaves the area -4:08 p.m. EDT � Assault Team destroys crashed helicopter -4:10 p.m. EDT � Backup helicopter picks up remaining team members & materials & leaves #Abbottabad -5:53 p.m. EDT � Helicopters return to Afghanistan where Admiral McRaven greets team -7:01 p.m. EDT � @POTUS receives confirmation of high probability of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin -11:35 p.m. EDT � @POTUS speaks to the nation from the East Room Video of WH address, will look like this: https://twitter.com/ 'status/726408223520116737 -"Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan," -@POTUS -"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed." -@POTUS -"They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body." -@POTUS May 2 - EDT -12:59 a.m. EDT � #UBL's body is buried at sea from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the north Arabian Sea -The daring raid was a team effort within the IC & in close collaboration with our military partners. http://1.usa.gov/lVY0Lst Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 From: Sent: Friday, Ap To. 22, 2016 4:55 PM Cc: Subject: Re: POC for DOD and/or Navy Social Media? Adding On Friday, April 22, 2016, - happy hunting, team! > wrote: I may be working on a little UBL timeline thang for next week and want to check what, if anything, they are doing. Want to make sure timelines match! Social Media Lead & Outreach Office of Public Affairs Central Intelligence Agency Twitter: @CIA Web site: www.cia.gov Facebook: www.facebook.com/Central.Intelligence.Agency SocialGov lead and Open Government General Services Administration: Office of Citizen Services + Innovative Technologies / 18F **To join more than 1,100 digital managers and 170 programs across government in the #SocialGov Community , an inter-agency collaborative community supporting the development of better engagement programs, email me. Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 Approved for Release: 2022/12/01 C06932644 .,NI,11100C.O.ryIk..41N05 .,NI,11100C.O.ryIk..41N05