The Hunt: 7 years after bin Laden’s death, what have we learned?

Dr. Tricia Bacon on bin Laden's death and the rise of the Islamic State

WASHINGTON — May 2, 2018, is the seventh anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces.

On this week’s edition of The Hunt, Dr. Tricia Bacon, an assistant professor at American University’s School of Public Affairs, discusses an analysis she wrote for The Washington Post detailing how bin Laden’s death helped ISIS.

J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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