Osama Bin Laden Considered Leaving Abbottabad Safe House Months Before U.S. Raid

Months before the CIA found and killed Osama Bin Laden, he wrote about wanting to move to another location. In a recently disclosed letter, Osama penned his deep frustration with his isolated life in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, causing him to contemplate a move to another safe house – a move that may have altered the course of post-9/11 history, reports The Washington Post.

"I think that I have to leave them," The Al-Qaeda leader wrote, talking about his two Pakistani brothers who gave him refuge and acted as his main connection to the outside world. "But it will take a few months to arrange another place," he added. Bin Laden expresses his hope of finding a new hideout where Khairiyah, his third wife and their son, Hamza could "join us", according to The Telegraph.

At the time, Khairiyah along with other members of the Bin Laden family had found sanctuary in Iran. However, in early 2011, she left Iran and managed to join Bin Laden at the Abbottabad safe house. She was present as US Navy Seal Team Six executed their successful raid on the location in May 2011. Khairiyah was captured and handed over to Pakistani authorities. Bin Laden's son, Hamza, is till on the loose.

The letter was a part of a new set of documents that were made public on Wednesday. The correspondence, which were recovered during the raid, contains several messages written by Osama Bin Laden on his computers. The number of letters supports the common view of the Al-Qaeda leader as a micromanager of his terrorist network.