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Originally Posted by incarcerated
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That's not it, it's just a marker somebody put up as a joke. But that is the right city. Here's an article with some more info on the raid itself:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42853221..._central_asia/ The actual bin Laden compound was built in 2005, and most of the public imagery of Abbottabad is from 2001, with some taken in early 2005.
According to several articles I've read, fighters on the rooftop of the compound opened up on the helicopters with small arms and RPGs before the choppers landed. One helicopter was too damaged to make it back out and they blew it in place before exfil.